A BA passenger assaulted five flight attendants after drinking and taking sleeping tablets, a court has heard.
William Clegg, 31, is accused of assaulting five members of staff aboard the long-haul BA flight from San Jose in the US to Heathrow on August 25, 2019.
He appeared at Isleworth Crown Court on Monday wearing a navy suit, blue shirt and glasses.
Paul Edwards, prosecuting, told the jury that Mr Clegg suffered from epilepsy and insomnia.
While in the US, Mr Clegg had visited a doctor who prescribed him Ambien, a sleeping tablet, to help with his insomnia.
Mr Edwards told the court that Mr Clegg was only supposed to take one tablet before the flight, but took two instead.
Once onboard the flight Mr Clegg drank three glasses of wine and two miniature bottles of Baileys.
William Clegg arrives at Isleworth Crown Court, west London, where he is accused of assaulting five cabin crew members on a British Airways flight from Houston, Texas
