Dictator’s daughter learns her fate after drunken mid-air meltdown onboard a Jetstar flight

By AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published: 09:33 BST, 5 May 2025 | Updated: 09:33 BST, 5 May 2025

A woman who claims to be the daughter of a former dictator could have trouble travelling to certain countries after she caused a ruckus on a flight.

Analisa Josefa Corr, 54, and her husband James Alexander Corr, 46, were arrested after they caused a disruption on a budget airline flight from Hobart to Sydney on December 28. 

Ms Corr claims to be the daughter of former Philippines president Ferdinand Marcos Sr and the half-sister of the current president. 

She made headlines in her own right when she caused a mid-flight fracas after she and her husband drank alcohol they had smuggled onto the plane. 

The 54-year-old had taken a painkiller containing codeine for her broken ribs which she mixed with a sip of contraband alcohol, the court was told. 

An argument arose with a fellow passenger when Mr Corr, who had swigged a small amount of bootleg scotch, thought he saw someone taking drugs on the flight. 

On Monday, the loved-up couple laughed and held hands as they prepared to front Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court to be sentenced over the disturbance. 

Ms Corr accepted she had exercised poor judgment on the flight and took full responsibility for her actions, according to her lawyer Jasmina Ceic. 

Analisa Josefa Corr and her husband James Alexander Corr were fined they caused a disruption on a flight

She noted the Ms Corr has led an ‘exemplary life’ and suffered embarrassment as a result of the charges against her. 

The court was told Mr Corr, a veteran who served two tours in Afghanistan, also found the legal proceedings extremely stressful. 

Their lawyers pushed for the couple to avoid convictions that would be detrimental to their ability to travel internationally for work. 

The couple have a business venture that aims to help sailors and veterans, the court was told. 

However, Magistrate Rosheehan O’Meagher emphasised the prevalence of drunken behaviour on planes and stressed the need to ensure the safety of those onboard. 

‘People become intoxicated on planes, it causes problems, it causes havoc,’ she said. 

‘I have to send a message to the community that if they commit these offences, they are likely to be punished.’

The magistrate accepted the offences were out of character for the remorseful Corrs, but recorded convictions to deter would-be troublemakers.

Analisa Josefa Corr and her husband James Alexander Corr drunk alcohol not provided by the airline they were flying with

They were fined $400 each for drinking alcohol not provided by the flight crew and Ms Corr was fined a further $400 for behaving in a disorderly manner that affected safety. 

Outside court, Ms Ceic said the couple had lodged an appeal against their convictions. 

They appeared undeterred by the court’s findings and continued to smile as they strolled out of the court complex. 

Ms Corr is the daughter of model Evelin Hegyesi, who allegedly had an affair with Mr Marcos Sr five decades ago. 

Mr Marcos Sr was president of the Philippines from 1965 until 1986, when he was deposed following the historic pro-democracy ‘People Power Revolution’.

He was convicted of murdering a political rival of his father’s in 1939, but acquitted one year later. Mr Marcos Sr died while in exile in Hawaii in 1989.

His son Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr was elected president in 2022 and has previously cast doubt over whether he and Ms Corr share the same father. 

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Dictator’s daughter learns her fate after drunken mid-air meltdown onboard a Jetstar flight

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