Flight panic after British man cracks window by punching it following row

A British man shouted he ‘wasn’t a terrorist’ on a plane journey home after cracking a window with his fist.

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by Maria Vallahis |
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The British holidaymaker caused panic at 35,000ft when he cracked a window after punching it during a row with his fiancée.

Nick Whittaker, 43, reportedly lost control when he began arguing with partner, Clare Houston.

The father-of-two swung a pair of headphones in her face before cabin crew on board, the Thompson Dreamliner returning from Florida, asked him to calm down.

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Whittaker, a former bus driver, told the staff to ‘f*** off’ and then punched a window, shouting: “I’m not a f****** terrorist.”

The crack appeared on the glass of an interior window when passengers scrambled to their feet in fear. In turn the pilot then considered diverting the plane to another airport.

He radioed ahead to police in Manchester where the Boeing 787 landed safely.

When the crack appeared passengers rose to their feet in fear. (Picture not the actual crack)
When the crack appeared passengers rose to their feet in fear. (Picture not the actual crack)

Whittaker was arrested upon touchdown and pleaded ‘guilty to recklessly acting in a manner likely to endanger an aircraft’ respectively.

He was bailed at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court for sentencing next year.

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At an earlier hearing, prosecutors described Whittaker’s incident as a mid-air ‘domestic’.

The Brit admitted his actions had “frightened people to death up there” and added: “Sorry is not enough. For me to try to justify it is impossible.”

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