Pair fined after admitting disorder at airport

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Lee Morgan and James Gibbons were arrested at Bristol Airport

Two men have been fined and ordered to complete unpaid work for disruptive behaviour in the departure lounge of Bristol Airport.

Lee Morgan, 39, of Glan-Y-Nant, Llangybi, Monmouthshire and James Gibbons, 33, of Cape Lindsey Road in Newport were arrested on 3 March ahead of a flight to Antalya in Turkey.

They both admitted using threatening words or behaviour at North Somerset Magistrates Court on Tuesday, and were fined £199 each.

Morgan and Gibbons were also ordered to complete 120 hours of unpaid work in the next 12 months.

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