‘Drunk’ prince is cleared of jet rage

 
10 January 2013
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A billionaire Arab prince thrown off an airline on suspicion of being drunk walked free from court today — after prosecutors said the plane never actually took off.

Bubarak Hamad, 29, was marched off the BA flight from Heathrow to Qatar in July by police.

The prince, who lives in Belgravia and is believed to be a relative of Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, is said to have begun shouting and complaining about the service.

He was charged with being drunk. The prosecution offered no evidence at Isleworth crown court.

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