Arpita Mehra, another flight attendant, said Irby 'was not in a state that she could take care of her child' who was 'crying in the cabin. She was busy with the guest sitting behind her. The man was leaning forward and grabbing hold of her breast and they were kissing each other'.

Irby admitted to being 'not as polite as I usually am' with the cabin crew. The jury heard that she had put her hand into the face of a female flight attendant and called another a 'bitch'.

'I personally feel sorry for people who sit by me because I know I'm louder than the average person because I have a child who I care for and have to make sure he behaves as well as he can,' Irby said.