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Drunk ‘architect of the year’ attacked flight attendant who asked her to keep quiet for sleeping baby: ‘You’re a f–king dumb air hostess’

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Reilly, P. (2026, October 15). Drunk ‘architect of the year’ attacked flight attendant who asked her to keep quiet for sleeping baby: ‘You’re a f–king dumb air hostess’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/15/world-news/drunk-architect-of-the-year-attacked-flight-attendant-who-asked-her-to-keep-quiet-for-sleeping-baby/

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Simone de Gale, a 44-year-old architect and former "Architect of the Year," became verbally and physically abusive towards a flight attendant on a Virgin Airlines flight from Dubai to London after being asked to be quiet for a sleeping baby. De Gale insulted the attendant, called her racist, and grabbed at her clothing before police arrested her upon landing in February. She was convicted of four charges including threatening crew members, assault, and intoxication on an aircraft but has since skipped bail.

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Simone de Gale, a 44-year-old architect from Notting Hill, was convicted on October 15 by Ealing Magistrates' Court for assaulting flight attendant Sarah Jane Buckland and verbally abusing crew members during a Virgin Atlantic flight from Dubai to Heathrow Airport in February. De Gale attacked Buckland after being asked not to disturb a sleeping infant, calling the staff racist and yelling, "I'm an architect and you're just a f***ing air hostess." She was charged with behaving threateningly on board, assaulting Buckland by beating her near the collarbone and grabbing her cardigan, and being intoxicated. Police noted she was heavily drunk upon landing at Heathrow.

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“Both articles describe the identical incident involving Simone de Gale, an architect who was drunk and verbally and physically abusive towards a flight attendant on a Virgin Atlantic flight from Dubai to London after being asked not to disturb a sleeping baby.”

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A drunk passenger previously crowned the female “architect of the year” assaulted a flight attendant and bragged about being richer after she was asked to keep quiet because of a sleeping baby, according to police. uncertain

she → crown → police

Simone de Gale, 44, erupted into a foul-mouthed rage on a Virgin Airlines flight from Dubai to London in February after flight staffer Sarah Jane Buckland had politely asked her not to walk through an aisle where a family and their 9-month-old baby were sleeping, according to The Sun. “I’m an architect and you’re just a f—king air hostess,” de Gale fumed, according to prosecutors with the Ealing Magistrates’ Court who described the flyer as “really aggressive.” “You’re a f—king dumb air hostess. uncertain

You → erupt → flyer

You need to learn your place,” she barked. asserted

she → need → place

De Gale called the crew members “racist” and even jabbed Buckland in the neck and yanked at her cardigan, officials said. asserted

officials → call → cardigan

“We were all trying to defuse this lady,” Buckland told the court, adding that she was shaken up by the confrontation. asserted

she → try → confrontation

Crew members notified police who met the plane when it landed at Heathrow Airport. asserted

it → notify → Airport

Police noticed that de Gale, who was stumbling as she got off the plane, was slurring her speech and reeked of booze. asserted

she → notice → booze

Footage of her arrest obtained by The Sun shows de Gale protesting to officers that she never “touched anyone or anything.” asserted

she → obtain → anyone

She doubles down after the cops tell her that they can hold her for 24 hours on suspicion of strangulation, assault and being drunk on a plane, saying “I didn’t touch anyone.” asserted

I → double → anyone

De Gale was convicted Thursday on four charges — including threatening, abusive or insulting a member of a flight crew, being intoxicated on an aircraft and assault — after she skipped her court hearing. asserted

she → convict → hearing

She remains on the run, officials said. asserted

officials → remain → run

Fellow passenger Graham Cox testified in court that de Gale repeatedly bragged about how much more money she made than the cabin crew running her own architecture firm. asserted

she → testify → firm

“She said she earns significantly more money than they did,” he said, and described her behavior as “very loud, boisterous, aggressive.” asserted

he → say → behavior

She also claimed the flight attendants were “only there to serve drinks and food,” according to Cox. uncertain

attendants → claim → Cox

De Gale, a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects, is the chief executive officer of Simone de Gale Architects, which operates out of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. asserted

which → operate → Emirates

The company was ranked in Spear’s 500 Index as Best Architects for High Net Worth Individuals. asserted

company → rank → Individuals

She was named “Architect of the Year” by the Women in Construction Awards UK, according to her website. uncertain

She → name → website

Drunk ‘architect of the year’ attacked flight attendant who asked her to keep quiet for sleeping baby: ‘You’re a f–king dumb air hostess’

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