A belligerently drunk father was dragged off a plane after his pre-takeoff rampage where he called an air hostess a ‘d***head’ for asking him to fasten his seatbelt. 

Foul-mouthed Lewis Howarth, from Bolton, Greater Manchester, can be seen being carried by armed officers after he hurled abuse at a member of the cabin crew. 

The Jet2 flight, from Manchester to Turkey, was forced to turn around on the runway and had already been delayed for 90 minutes before Howarth’s outburst began. 

As two officers boarded the plane the father-of-two shouted: ‘F*** off you pr***’ and had to be tackled to the floor amid fears he would headbutt one of them. 

When armed police then tried to carry him off the aircraft, the 36-year-old was heard yelling ‘I will bite you, you c***’ before attempting to sink his teeth into an officer. 

He was then carried off the aircraft to cheers from fellow passengers as he tried to lunge at them with his head. 

Footage of the businessman shows him sitting on the floor, resisting police kicking his legs into the air as they sat him tries to seat him in the wheelchair.  

As many as four police officers could be seen dragging Howarth, with one having to hold his head back as he tried to bite the emergency responders.  

Foul-mouthed Lewis Howarth, from Bolton, Greater Manchester, was hurled off a plane after verbally abusing staff who asked him to fasten his seat-belt 

When armed police then tried to carry him off the aircraft, the 36-year-old was heard yelling 'I will bite you, you c***' before attempting to sink his teeth into an officer.

When armed police then tried to carry him off the aircraft, the 36-year-old was heard yelling ‘I will bite you, you c***’ before attempting to sink his teeth into an officer. 

At one point an officer turned to the father, telling him he was ‘bang out of order’ as many children were on the flight, to which Howarth said: ‘Nah, f**k off you little rat.’

He subsequently boarded another flight with a different airline to Turkey the following day where he joined his partner and children.

He even posted a series of flippant Facebook messages about his arrest saying: ‘Right, let’s try this again. Just a coke this time,’ accompanied by a laughing emoji.

Howarth appeared to enjoy his sunny getaway and could be seen riding a jet-ski, taking selfies with camels and driving a beach buggy in social media snaps.

The incident occurred on August 29 last year when Howarth boarded Flight LS921 at Manchester Airport after drinking heavily in the departure lounge.

He has since been sentenced to 14 weeks behind bars at Manchester Crown Court last Thursday. 

He pleaded guilty to entering an aircraft when drunk, assault on an emergency worker and common assault of an emergency worker. 

Gareth Hughes, prosecuting, previously told the court in December: ‘The fight was due to take off at 4.15pm but was delayed until about 5.45pm. 

An officer also told the father he was 'bang out of order' to which Howarth replied: 'Nah, f**k off you little rat.'

An officer also told the father he was ‘bang out of order’ to which Howarth replied: ‘Nah, f**k off you little rat.’

The Jet2 flight, from Manchester to for Dalaman, Turkey, had already been delayed for 90 minutes before Howarth's outbust began (pictured: Howarth in Turkey)

The Jet2 flight, from Manchester to for Dalaman, Turkey, had already been delayed for 90 minutes before Howarth’s outbust began (pictured: Howarth in Turkey)

Lewis Howarth staggered around the aisles before hurling verbal abuse at an stewardess who he called a 'd***head (pictured: Howarth on a day after his outburst)

Lewis Howarth staggered around the aisles before hurling verbal abuse at an stewardess who he called a ‘d***head (pictured: Howarth on a day after his outburst)

‘A stewardess became aware of the defendant as he appeared to be extremely intoxicated. 

‘She approached the male and asked him to take a seat and put his seat belt on. He tried to but struggled due to his intoxicated nature.

‘He was slurring his words and swearing, he had dilated pupils and his coordination was very poor and he was unable to put a seat belt on. 

‘She made the pilot aware of the situation and over the next 10 minutes she continued to speak to the defendant. But he appeared to continue to be disruptive. 

‘He got out of his seat and called her a ‘d***head’ and was asked to sit down and told he could be removed.

‘But he stood up and got in her face and she believed he was trying to intimidate her. By this time they were already making their way to the runway from the gate but as the pilot heard news of the situation he wanted the male to be removed from the flight.

‘They then taxi-ed back to the gate to wait for the police to arrive. Police met the plane and and the cabin crew explained the defendant was not listening to the safety briefing and swearing at the passengers.

‘The officers were met by applause indicating the poor behaviour of the defendant prior to their arrival. 

‘The defendant was at the back of the aircraft. He stood up but immediately stumbled on his feet having to hold on to a seat. His eyes were red, his face was red. He was clearly extremely drunk.

‘One of the officers tried to walk him down the aisle but when a PC Ecob said, ‘Do you need a hand?’ the defendant said, ‘F*** off you pr***.’ 

‘The officer asked if he was directing that to him or to a passenger and he simply says “Yeah.”

Howarth (pictured) posted a series of photos from his holiday including a selfie with a camel in Turkey. He has handed 14 weeks behind bars at Manchester Crown Court last Thursday

Howarth (pictured) posted a series of photos from his holiday including a selfie with a camel in Turkey. He has handed 14 weeks behind bars at Manchester Crown Court last Thursday

‘As he was aggressive and not going to be walked the officer took him by the scruff of the neck while the other officer held the defendant’s arms from behind. But he lunges his head forwards to passengers still sitting in their seats.

‘The officer was concerned that he was going to head butt him so he took his legs from underneath him and they carried him out of the aircraft and laid him out on the air bridge in handcuffs. 

‘The officers found a nearby wheelchair to take him to a lift to the airfield where there was a police van waiting. 

‘He was heard to say ‘I will bite you, you c***’ and attempted to bite PC Ben Morton on the hand.

‘The other officers took control of his head to stop him from continuing to try to bite him. He was also lashing out with his legs and kicked PC Ecob in the mouth with his feet.

‘He did not receive an injury or serious injury as the defendant was not wearing any shoes, he had only socks on his feet – although it did cause temporary pain to the mouth and teeth. The officer then struck him to the stomach to prevent further assault.’

In a statement PC Morton said: ‘The defendant was irresponsible and gave no thought to the safety of other passengers or the police officers he was resisting in a confined space. 

‘I will never understand why people think behaviour like this is appropriate. It never can be justified. ‘

Howarth has been previously convicted for assault on police and drug driving. His lawyer Jon Mail said: ‘There is a certain amount of inevitability of the matter going to the Crown Court.’

A spokesperson for Jet 2 previously said: ‘On 29th August this year, our highly trained crew onboard flight LS921 from Manchester to Dalaman elected to return the aircraft to stand before take-off, so that police could offload Mr Howarth, due to his appalling behaviour. 

‘As a family friendly airline, we take a zero-tolerance approach to disruptive passenger behaviour, and we can confirm that Mr Howarth has been banned from flying with us for life.’ 

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