Pakistani businessman jailed in London to threaten the Virgin Atlantic Airhostess with gang rape: ‘You called me …’

Salman Ifatikhar, a rich businessman from London, has been jailed for 15 months for his 2023 outbreak on the London-Lahore Virgin Atlantic flight, where he threatened an airhostess with gang rape, accused of being racist. “You said to me a P*Ki in front of everyone,” Ifatikhar told the airhostess that he would be pulled out of his hotel room, gangraped and set. On February 7, 2023, Ifatikhar was flying on the first class Virgin Atlantic flight with his wife and three children. This argument began when the Ekkhar was drinking at the bar on the ship and taking ice with his hands. Prosecutor Abdul Kapadia said, “Mr. Ifatikhar was seen drinking champagne at the ship where he was talking to the cabin crew.” “During the first meal service of the defendant, the defendant was seen to help himself in snow, bending on the bar, drinking, and taking ice with his hands.“When asked to stop, the defendant became bizarre, and started filming the cabin crew with his phone, telling them: ‘Don’t tell me what to do, you b ** ch. When the cabin crew was asked to return to his seat, he said:’ Don’t tell me what you racist f ** ch ** ch.The pilot was informed about the change and turned the seat belt light so that everyone went back to their seats. “The defendant’s behavior deteriorated. The cabin crew discussed a turn for Turkey. The defendant was informed about this possible turn, for which he replied: ‘I don’t care. F ** ki, go to Turkey. I have contacts.’ The defendant then sat down, but his aggressive behavior continued. His three children were also on-boards, and other crew members were called for assistance, but the defendant continued to shout and take oath, “Kapadia told the court.“He was slowing his words, his voice was raised. He shouted in the cabin crew: ‘Do you know who I am?” The defendant’s wife went into the food bar and tried to talk to the cabin crew, but the defendant pushed his wife away, and shouted her to not talk to the crew that a crew stabilized the wife’s hand to stop her from falling. Ifatikhar also threatened to blow up the floor of Avari Lahore Hotel, where the cabin crew were due to being. “You will be dead on the floor of your hotel,” he threatened the crew and then turned to the airhostess and said: “You will be dragged from your room to your hair and raped and set the gang”. His three young children were crying and begged him to stop.When the flight landed in Lahore, no action was taken against Ifatikhar, but was arrested on 16 March 2024 from his home in Ever, Buckinghamshire.Ifatikhar has six previous guilty arising out of 15 crimes, including a general attack in 2004 and driving drinks in 2008. According to his LinkedIn Profile, he is the director and founder of the recruitment firm Staffing Match.Air hostess told the court that she had to work for 14 months as she was hurt by the danger of being a gangrarap.