Dictator's daughter in Jetstar tirade

Yahoo

05-05-2025

The Australian daughter of late Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos admitted to drinking from a bottle of alcohol smuggled on board a Jetstar flight before launching into an expletive-laden tirade at cabin crew, according to court documents.
Analisa Josefa Corr, 54, and her husband James Alexander Corr, 46, appeared in Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court on Monday where they were sentenced over their actions on-board a Hobart-to-Sydney flight which ended with them being escorted off the plane by Australian Federal Police officers late last year.
The Bali-based couple admitted to swigging from bottles of whiskey and vodka which they had carried on board the December 28 flight, before an agitated Ms Corr told a crew member: 'Get your f***ing face off me.'
The couple also made unfounded allegations about flight staff consuming drugs.
Ms Corr's solicitor Jasmina Ceic told the court on Monday that her client only had one sip from a vodka bottle, and at the time she was on painkillers – Panadeine Forte – for broken ribs.
According to court documents tendered to the court, when the couple took their seat in row 13, Mr Corr began drinking from a 100ml whiskey bottle he had brought on board and asked the passenger sitting next to him: 'Are you going to tell on me if I drink it?'
Mid-flight, the same female passenger went to the bathroom but was interrupted by Ms Corr banging on the door.
When she exited Ms Corr held her by both shoulders and hugged her.
Ms Corr told the woman: 'I know what you are doing in there' before the passenger assured her she was just going to the toilet.
She then accused a flight staff member of doing drugs on-board.
'You guys are Jetstar staff, you can't be doing drugs on a flight,' Ms Corr said according to a statement of facts tendered to the court.
'It's a major safety risk. You're making me feel scared.'
Mr Corr was seen drinking from his bottle and was told by airline staff to put it away.
The couple handed over two bottles of alcohol to the staff before Ms Corr became agitated.
When asked by the cabin crew manager if she had any more alcohol, she said: 'Oh yeah, I have plenty in my bag.'
The crew member once again asked her to not drink from her own bottle and to put it away.
According to the court documents, Ms Corr responded: 'Get your f***ing face off me, don't talk to me!'
Mr Corr then chimed in with unfounded allegations that crew members were doing drugs, saying: 'Your crew are doing drugs.'
There was no suggestions of wrongdoing on the part of any crew member and none were charged with any offence.
Ms Corr was heard saying of the crew manager: 'She is a f***ing bitch, I am never flying to f***ing Hobart again, get me off this fucking plane.'
After the plane landed, Mr Corr, an ex-Special Forces commando, made an online report to the AFP again making allegations about staff doing cocaine.
AFP officers met the plane when it landed and both were escorted off the flight and arrested.
In a letter of apology to the court, Mr Corr said he was 'embarrassed' over the incident.
'I am writing to express my sincere apologies to the court, the Australian Federal Police and all those affected by my actions on the 28th of December, 2024, during the flight from Hobart to Sydney,' he said in the letter of apology.
In January, the couple pleaded not guilty to all charges.
But in court on Monday, Ms Corr pleaded guilty to one count of consuming alcohol not provided by cabin crew and behaving in an offensive or disorderly manner affecting safety.
Prosecutors withdrew one count of assault and one count of not complying with the cabin crew's safety instructions.
Mr Corr pleaded guilty to consuming alcohol not provided by crew, while another charge of not complying with the cabin crew's safety instructions was withdrawn.
Their lawyers asked magistrate Rosheehan O'Meagher not to record a conviction because it would affect their ability to travel internationally for work.
Ms O'Meagher described their actions as out of character and noted they were remorseful.
'On the flip side to that, this is a serious matter, it is a fairly prevalent offence. Because people become intoxicated on planes, it causes problems, it causes havoc,' she said.
Ms O'Meagher also told the couple that she had to 'send a message to the community.'
Both were convicted and Ms Corr was fined $800 and Mr Corr was fined $400.
Outside court on Monday, Ms Ceic said both would be lodging an appeal.