A pilot holding both United Kingdom and South African citizenship was sentenced to time already served after a federal court in Seattle found him guilty of violently disrupting an Aer Lingus flight that traveled from Dublin to Seattle. The sentencing was handed down by the U.S. District Court in Seattle on September 30, 2026.
The disruption involved the pilot physically attacking crew members or passengers during the transatlantic flight, which led to federal charges and the subsequent court action.