A British man was fined S$ 5, 000 ( US$ 3, 740 ) on Thursday ( Mar 20 ) for verbally abusing an airline officer and causing damage to an aerobridge at Changi Airport.
Richard Michael Roll Burridge, 57,  , entered a guilty plea to one count of mayhem and abuse.
According to court records, Burridge was on a Singapore Airlines flight that was scheduled to depart Singapore for London at around 11.40pm on March 7.
He realized that his mobile phone had been misplaced as he prepared for other people to board the plane.  ,
He called his wife and persuaded her to use an application to search for the missing smartphone while using another smartphone. The system was located in a transport lounge before the app was prompted to leave.
Burridge informed a part of the airplane team that he had misplaced his phone in the lounge. The staff member finally reached out to the victim and requested her assistance in finding the phone. The target subsequently requested that her partner stationed in the club do a search, but the telephone could not be located.
Around 11.43 p.m., Burridge stepped out of the aircraft and reportedly approached the victim, a traffic contact commander who was stationed in a wall hold area at Changi Airport Terminal 3.
The person requested to leave the room so that he could look for his cellphone. The victim was informed, nevertheless, that if he did it as the board wall was closing, that he would be offloaded. She even informed him that her coworker had searched the area’s club but had not discovered a telephone it.
Burridge was upset about this and yelled profanity at her. Court records stated that the prey “felt scared and insulted” as a result.
The man attempted to return to the aircraft with the sufferer with him after swearing at her.
The target asked Burridge if he would prefer to outsource himself or maintain with his flight while they were on the aerobridge.
Another time, Burridge reacted by punching the aerobridge’s roof screen, causing it to break. According to court documents, repair the damage to the aerobridge value S$ 1, 622.51, according to court records.
The victim’s coworker therefore requested police assistance.
Burridge discovered his mobile hidden under his chair after returning from the airplane. After that, police officers asked him to get off the plane to help with investigations, and the flight left Singapore without a delay.
Given that the crimes took place at Changi Airport, which is a vital  , transport hub for Singapore, the prosecutors sought a fine of between S$ 4, 000 and S$ 6, 000.
According to Deputy Public Prosecutor Tan Jun Ya,” Airports rely on their staff to ensure that airlines leave and arrive on time and that people are comfortably ushered to and from their planes. It goes without saying that aircraft employees are entitled to a secure, non-violent work environment.
Ms. Tan claimed that the words used were “abusive, disrespectful, and very disrespectful” and that the harassment accusations were “abusive, insulting, and very disrespectful.”
This is not an excuse for the accused’s behavior, she said, “while the accused may have been upset that he had lost his cellphone.”
Additionally, it was pointed out that the harm suffered by the evil charge was not insignificant.
However, the prosecutors made it clear that Burridge intended to make full reparation and admitted guilt at the first opportunity.
The prosecution argued that “in the situation, we accept that the judicial level is not crossed.”
For each of his crimes, Burridge was fined S$ 2,500. He paid the fine in whole, he said.