BA flight attendant found naked and high on drugs mid-flight spared jail

A British Airways flight attendant who was found naked and high on drugs in a plane toilet during a transatlantic flight has been spared jail. Haden Pentecost, 41, was handed a six-month prison sentence, suspended for a year, after he admitted performing an aviation function while impaired by drugs.

He was also ordered to complete 80 hours of unpaid work and pay £150 in costs. Isleworth Crown Court heard on Friday 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 colleagues later found him at the bottom of the stairs, described as dishevelled, pale, sweaty and

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