Rather than lock her up, though, a magistrate decided that 200 hours of community service and a $4,500 fine would be enough. Though only four of the six charges against Campbell were pursued, the Crown Prosecution Service wasn't going easy on her, its director Nazir Afzal said:
Ms. Campbell was aggressive, hostile and violent to people who were simply trying to do their jobs. Her behavior fell far short of what is acceptable.
So will British Airways will take her off its blacklist after she serves her sentence?
She's now been officially charged in London with assaulting a policeman, disorderly conduct and "using threatening behavior and abusive words to cabin crew." Her trial starts June 20, and she's facing a maximum sentence of six months in jail plus a five-figure fee if convicted on all counts.
Let this be a lesson to you, frustrated fliers: No matter how bad Terminal 5 may suck, it's probably better than a half-year "holiday" in a British prison.
We're within shouting distance of Memorial Day Weekend now, a great time to revel in those all-too-few days off. Despite the heady feeling of three free days, though, it's important to keep in mind what you cannot legally get up to--or should we say where you cannot get up to it, according to this cautionary tale we picked up off two airline employees.
Pilot Jeffrey Bradford and flight attendant Adrianna Connor of regional carrier Pinnacle Airlines were arrested outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for engaging in sex al fresco. The sergeant on duty told the AP:
They told the officer they wanted to go do it in the woods, essentially.
Bradford was discovered by a heat-seeking helicopter, clad in only flip-flops and a watch.
What's really curious about the story is that the pair wasn't anywhere close to a Pinnacle hub when it occurred. Perhaps we're guilty of holding the company to account for the leisure activities of two ordinary citizens. But what can we say? Leave your company ID behind next time.
Naomi Campbell certainly chose an, uh, original response to her arrest at London Heathrow after allegedly hitting and kicking flight attendants: She wants a boycott of British Airways, the airline she was flying at the time of her arrest.
One might think a boycott would be unnecessary after an act that supposedly got her banned from BA, but Campbell wants the world to know "There was a complete disrespect for the passengers" on her scheduled flight to Rio de Janeiro.
The airline would not confirm or deny the ban, but the supermodel claimed BA officials later begged her to fly with them again--but she haughtily refused. Plausible pissed-off passenger or crazy concocted crap? You decide.
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