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Businessman Sentenced for Threatening Flight Attendant Mid-Flight

8/7/2025

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Salman Iftikhar, a 37-year-old businessman, has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for threatening Virgin Atlantic flight attendant Angie Walsh during a flight from London to Lahore. His drunken outburst included violent threats that left Walsh deeply traumatized, ultimately leading her to take 14 months off work to recover from the ordeal.

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Salman Iftikhar, a 37-year-old businessman, has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for threatening Virgin Atlantic flight attendant Angie Walsh during a flight from London to Lahore. His drunken outburst included violent threats that left Walsh deeply traumatized, ultimately leading her to take 14 months off work to recover from the ordeal.