SINGAPORE – After drinking an entire 700ml bottle of whiskey, a man went to Changi Airport where he created a ruckus after being barred from boarding his Malaysia-bound flight with budget carrier Scoot.

British national Arudchelvan Karnan, 25, shoved a Scoot employee aside and headed towards the plane via an aerobridge, prompting a security officer to press an anti-hijack button.

An anti-hijack door at the gate to the plane then closed, and Arudchelvan was arrested soon after.

His actions caused the flight’s departure to be delayed by 53 minutes, the court heard.

Arudchelvan was sentenced to eight weeks’ jail and a fine of $2,800 on Sept 2.

He had pleaded guilty to one count each of harassment, public drunkenness and unlawfully entering a protected place.

Court documents stated that he had flown to Singapore from Australia on July 19 and stayed at a Little India hotel.

The next morning, he drank an entire 700ml bottle of Jack Daniel’s whiskey at the hotel and became drunk.

He later went to Changi Airport Terminal 1, where he passed through the immigration gates and made his way to Gate C17 in the departure hall.

In a seating area near the aerobridge linking Gate C17 to flight TR472, he started shouting loudly, annoying the other passengers.

Some of them told a Scoot employee about the situation, and she approached Arudchelvan, who had his earphones on.

He accused the woman of being a racist and abused her with vulgar language.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Darren Ang told the court that he continued shouting.