A British Airways passenger felt so frustrated at the airport that she stripped naked, a court in Bermuda has been told.
The frustration was triggered by Customs officials telling Bermudian national Loukai Phillips, 36, that they intended to body-search her.
Phillips then took all her clothes off, the court heard.
Phillips stripped naked in front of other passengers in the secondary inspection area of LF Wade International Airport after being asked if she would consent to a personal search, the Bermuda Sun reported.
She had arrived on the island on a British Airways flight from London.
Phillips’ lawyer, Charles Richardson, told the court that his client had acted out of frustration as she felt she was being “harassed” by Customs officers.
Richardson said Phillips was living in Britain and had returned to Bermuda only to sort out her banking details, but “because of a past association, every time she travels to Bermuda she is searched.
“On this occasion, after an eight-hour flight, they told her they would take her into a back room.”
Phillips was so annoyed she stripped.
“She understands it was impulsive – but it was done out of pure frustration.”
Phillips was given a conditional discharge after pleading guilty to a charge of indecent exposure.
Written by : Peter Needham
(Source: eGlobaltravelmedia.com.au, 24th August 2011)
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