A woman has left passengers queuing at an airport in shock after she stripped to protest delays by airport security.
Eimear Ni Ghiallgairrh
A passenger became so frustrated that she took off her skirt at London Stansted airport to protest airport security delays. Eimear Ni Ghiallgairrh was arrested by police after she undressed in front of a queue of passengers.
The 29-year-old from Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, was travelling to Barcelona on January 21 to interview for an architecture job and had arrived at the airport only 90 minutes before her flight.
According to reports, the former primary school teacher said she took the drastic step after she stepped through a body scanner only to be told by staff that she was considered dangerous and may be concealing something.
The woman revealed she had to strip to show security men she was not concealing anything on her person to make things go faster on the queue.
As she was arrested she broke her thumb before being escorted to an on-site police station where she was held for 15 hours and then released, Metro reports.
Prosecutor Karen Phillips, told the court: ‘She refused to be searched, became heated, got agitated and removed her skirt, standing in her tights.
‘Members of the public around were distressed as she was undressing. She also banged on the desk angrily.’
However, she was fined £80 after pleading guilty to disorderly behaviour and criminal damage at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court and ordered to pay another £70 in costs.