| British Airways attendant found naked and on drugs in onboard toilet Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 15:34, 22nd August 2025 |     |
From the BBC:
A British Airways flight attendant was found naked in an onboard toilet while under the influence of drugs, a court has heard.
Haden Pentecost, 41, was working on a flight from California to London when he started to become agitated and was described as "sweating" and "babbling".
A blood test later revealed Pentecost had methamphetamine and amphetamines in his system.
Pentecost, who has been sacked, pleaded guilty at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court to performing an aviation function while impaired by drugs.
The court heard Pentecost had to be stood down by his manager when he failed to help with any pre-flight safety checks.
After complaining of cramps and saying he had to change his clothes, he locked himself in one of the toilets - where a colleague later found him naked and oblivious to the fact, the court was told.
He had dilated pupils, a high heart rate, and had to be checked every 20 minutes until the plane arrived at Heathrow. Paramedics then took Pentecost to hospital.
Pentecost, of Basingstoke, was granted bail and will be sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court at a later date.
British Airways has been approached by the BBC for comment.
| Re: British Airways attendant found naked and on drugs in onboard toilet Posted by Western Pathfinder at 22:41, 22nd August 2025 | |
So much for the High Life !.
| Re: British Airways attendant found naked and on drugs in onboard toilet Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 22:59, 22nd August 2025 | |
How high can you go?
| Re: British Airways attendant found naked and on drugs in onboard toilet Posted by PrestburyRoad at 05:14, 23rd August 2025 | |
How high can you go?
This makes me think of the track "Legend of a Mind" from the Moody Blues album "In Search of the Lost Chord":
He'll take you up, he'll bring you down
He'll plant your feet back firmly on the ground
He'll plant your feet back firmly on the ground
| Re: British Airways attendant found naked and on drugs in onboard toilet Posted by Witham Bobby at 15:48, 27th August 2025 | |
Away from home high-jinx
Thankfully, no serious outcome for any of the passengers or for his colleagues
As attention grabbing headlines go,
British Airways attendant found naked and on drugs in onboard toilet
is very nearly up there with "Sex Change Bishop in Palace Mercy Dash"| Re: British Airways attendant found naked and on drugs in onboard toilet Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 16:16, 27th August 2025 | |
We're going off at something of a tangent here (yet again), but I remember this incident, within days of his anointing our now King Charles III - from the BBC:
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby given speeding fine
| Re: British Airways attendant found naked and on drugs in onboard toilet Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 20:25, 19th September 2025 | |
An update from the BBC regarding the original post:
Naked and high flight attendant 'let himself down'
A British Airways flight attendant who was found naked and high on drugs in a plane toilet during a transatlantic flight has been told by a judge he "let himself down".
Haden Pentecost, 41, was given a six-month prison sentence, suspended for a year.
Judge Hannah Duncan told him: "You don't need me to tell you just how serious this offence was. It would have been frightening for any passengers to see you in that position. You really let yourself down."
He was also ordered to complete 80 hours of unpaid work and pay £150 in costs after admitting performing an aviation function while impaired by drugs.
Isleworth Crown Court heard how Pentecost was due to work on a flight from San Francisco to London Heathrow in May. Before the journey, he told colleagues he was suffering stomach cramps but insisted he was fit for duty.
Cabin manager co-workers later found him at the bottom of the stairs "dishevelled, pale, sweaty and erratic". He locked himself in a bathroom and, when he emerged, was "completely naked and oblivious" to the fact he had no clothes on, prosecution barrister Natasha Lake said. A colleague struggled to make sense of what he was saying before dressing him and moving him into a free seat. The captain was alerted and, after speaking with Pentecost, called for medical professionals on board.
He was found to have dilated pupils, was unable to answer what year it was or who the US president was and drank 15 to 20 bottles of water during the flight, the court was told. His behaviour caused a "huge distraction" for the captain and crew, though no passengers were aware of his condition.
The flight landed at Heathrow where paramedics met the aircraft and took Pentecost to Hillingdon Hospital. A blood sample later showed he had methamphetamine and amphetamine in his system, and he was later dismissed from his job.
Ms Lake said the offence carried a maximum penalty of two years' imprisonment, but there were no sentencing guidelines to assist because the case was "quite unique". She told the court Pentecost had failed to complete pre-flight safety checks and that his colleagues had to manage the 10-and-a-half-hour flight without his assistance.
Jon Harrison, defending, said Pentecost had lost the career he "very much valued" and came before the court "a man without the profession that he sought to develop after Covid".
The judge said there was a "great deal of mitigation" in his case, including his previous good character and immediate guilty plea, and that his behaviour had not been aggressive or confrontational. She reduced his sentence from 12 months to nine due to mitigation, and then to six months for his early plea, before suspending it for 12 months.
British Airways has been approached for comment.
A British Airways flight attendant who was found naked and high on drugs in a plane toilet during a transatlantic flight has been told by a judge he "let himself down".
Haden Pentecost, 41, was given a six-month prison sentence, suspended for a year.
Judge Hannah Duncan told him: "You don't need me to tell you just how serious this offence was. It would have been frightening for any passengers to see you in that position. You really let yourself down."
He was also ordered to complete 80 hours of unpaid work and pay £150 in costs after admitting performing an aviation function while impaired by drugs.
Isleworth Crown Court heard how Pentecost was due to work on a flight from San Francisco to London Heathrow in May. Before the journey, he told colleagues he was suffering stomach cramps but insisted he was fit for duty.
Cabin manager co-workers later found him at the bottom of the stairs "dishevelled, pale, sweaty and erratic". He locked himself in a bathroom and, when he emerged, was "completely naked and oblivious" to the fact he had no clothes on, prosecution barrister Natasha Lake said. A colleague struggled to make sense of what he was saying before dressing him and moving him into a free seat. The captain was alerted and, after speaking with Pentecost, called for medical professionals on board.
He was found to have dilated pupils, was unable to answer what year it was or who the US president was and drank 15 to 20 bottles of water during the flight, the court was told. His behaviour caused a "huge distraction" for the captain and crew, though no passengers were aware of his condition.
The flight landed at Heathrow where paramedics met the aircraft and took Pentecost to Hillingdon Hospital. A blood sample later showed he had methamphetamine and amphetamine in his system, and he was later dismissed from his job.
Ms Lake said the offence carried a maximum penalty of two years' imprisonment, but there were no sentencing guidelines to assist because the case was "quite unique". She told the court Pentecost had failed to complete pre-flight safety checks and that his colleagues had to manage the 10-and-a-half-hour flight without his assistance.
Jon Harrison, defending, said Pentecost had lost the career he "very much valued" and came before the court "a man without the profession that he sought to develop after Covid".
The judge said there was a "great deal of mitigation" in his case, including his previous good character and immediate guilty plea, and that his behaviour had not been aggressive or confrontational. She reduced his sentence from 12 months to nine due to mitigation, and then to six months for his early plea, before suspending it for 12 months.
British Airways has been approached for comment.
