Drunken passenger 'tears off woman's clothes during mid-air brawl'

A woman's attempts to fight off the sexual advances of a drunken passenger onboard a Virgin Atlantic flight allegedly sparked a wild brawl between the two, resulting in almost 40,000 dollars of damage to the aircraft.

The incident occurred on a flight from Britain to Jamaica.

Jason Dixon, 32, allegedly drank heavily and became attracted to a female passenger sitting next to him. Danielle Bishop, 27, fought off his moves so vigorously that fittings on the plane were damaged.u00a0 They were both arrested, reports News.com.au.

Bishop alleged that Dixon attacked her after she rejected his sexual advances. She claimed that Dixon grabbed her hand before ripping her clothes and yanking out her hair in the fight.

Dixon, who was called an 'idiot' by Magistrate Maxine Ellis, was fined approximately 1,550 dollars for malicious destruction of property and unruly behaviour on a flight.

Charges against Bishop were dropped.