Female (30) fired up a smoke in Tromsø plane. Now she refuses to pay the fine – Nordlys

On the way from Tromso to Oslo with a Norwegian aircraft, gave the 30 year old ski woman flout the fact that it is strictly ban smoking on board aircraft.

There were newspaper Varden who first publicized case.

Ended on police board

Smoke episode did not go unnoticed. For cabin crew on airlines plane wrote a report after the woman lit a cigarette while she sat in her seat. The report was handed over to police, who established case on the relationship.

Tuesday she had meet in Lower Telemark District Court. Here she told that she was heavily drunk during the flight and that she does not remember that she smoked.

She had no reason to doubt that the cabin staff’s version of the story was true.

The referee in court the country that a fine of 7,000 kroner – subsidært jail for 24 days – was an appropriate punishment for the 30 year old.

The court believes the woman has broken Aviation Act Section 6-3: “Passengers are obliged to abide by the instructions for good conduct and orderliness on board given by the commander, the administrator in cabin or other crew commander authorizes. Passengers must not act so that the safety of vessels, crew or other passengers jeopardized. “

Have appealed

Prosecutors basically wanted to fine her 15,000 dollars, but the court halved the sake of the woman’s poor economy.

But the fine, she has not intend to pay, writes Varden. For even 7000 crowns can be difficult for her to make up, she says.

– I’d love a vacation in prison, but to pay 7,000 million does not go, she says to the Varden.

She has now appealed.