Man fined $5k over ruckus at Changi Airport after misplacing cellphone

A man on board a Singapore Airlines flight realised his phone was missing and caused a ruckus at Changi Airport Terminal 3, only to find the device under his seat later.

- Shaffiq Alkhatib

Briton Richard Michael Roll Burridge, 57, who was offloaded from the London-bound flight, was fined $5,000 on March 20 after he pleaded guilty to one count each of harassment and mischief.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Tan Jun Ya told the court that Burridge was on board the flight around 11.40pm on March 7 when he realised that his phone was missing.

He used another phone to contact his wife and asked her to search for the missing device by using the Find My Phone app.

According to the app, the missing phone was at the departure transit lounge, and Burridge informed an aircraft crew member that he had left it there.