Drunk Passenger Hits KLM Pilot

A SOZZLED Scot was yesterday fined pounds 1,000 for attacking an airline pilot.

The 39-year-old thug faces a ban from KLM for his brutal assault.

The man flew into a rage after the captain told him he could not take the flight from Schipol airport, in Amsterdam, to Aberdeen because he had drunk too much.

Police were called and arrested the yob - who cannot be named under Dutch law.

He was charged with assault and fined 1,500 euros (pounds 1,063).

Eyewitness Gary Smith, 38, from Inverness, said: "The guy was well drunk and had tottered up to the plane. The captain looked quite shaken afterwards."

A KLM spokesman said: "We don't tolerate misbehaviour by passengers as safety is very important.

"We can put people on blacklists and ban them."

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