London/IBNS, Nov. 12 -- A British man who threatened to gang-rapeand murder an air stewardess on aVirgin Atlanticflight has had his sentence tripled after a court found his original punishment too lenient.

Salman Iftikhar, 38, a wealthy recruitment manager from Buckinghamshire, was travelling first class from London to Lahore, Pakistan, on February 7, 2023, when the shocking incident occurred.

What happened that day

According to reports, Iftikhar became intoxicated during the flight and began behaving aggressively towards the cabin crew.

The situation escalated when he was asked not to take ice with his bare hands.

Enraged, he responded with vile threats directed at flight attendant Angie Walsh, telling her she would be dragged from ...