Joseph McCabe Jailed for Jet2 Sexual Assault
Analysis based on 7 articles · First reported Dec 21, 2025 · Last updated Dec 22, 2025
This event has a direct negative impact on Joseph McCabe, who faces imprisonment, fines, and a lifetime flight ban. For Jet2.com, there is a minor negative impact due to the flight diversion and associated costs, but also a positive aspect in their decisive action against the perpetrator, which could reassure passengers.
Joseph McCabe, a 40-year-old former soldier, was jailed for 46 weeks after sexually assaulting four Jet2.com cabin crew members on a flight from Edinburgh Airport to Spain — Tenerife. McCabe groped and slapped two air stewards, grabbed a third, and attempted to hug a fourth. He also made sexual comments to one staff member and ripped up a written warning about his behavior. His actions forced the flight to divert to Portugal — Porto Santo Island, where he was arrested by Portuguese police. Joseph McCabe was subsequently banned for life from Jet2.com and fined £5,000, which he refused to pay. United Kingdom — Edinburgh Sheriff Court sentenced him to prison, placed him on the sex offenders register for 10 years, and issued non-harassment orders against him. His defense cited excessive drinking due to a family bereavement.
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