A man has been charged with four counts of assault and drunken behaviour on an aircraft at Gatwick.

Neil Young, 38, from Epping, was escorted from the airplane on May 22 after being accused of being drunk and disorderly and assaulting two members of cabin crew.

He was also charged with a public order offence when he returned on bail on Wednesday (July 1).

The alleged incident follows the launch of a police operation at Gatwick this Summer to reduce the number of disruptive passengers.

He will appear for a plea and case management hearing at Crawley Magistates Court on July 29.