A U.S. businessman who went into a drunken rage on board a transatlantic flight to the UK was arrested after allegedly threatening to stab the pilots with a shard of glass.

‘Petrified’ passengers claimed 32-year-old Tom Bradley was drinking large quantities of wine and beer before raving at passengers and attacking staff.

He was travelling in business class from Phoenix, Arizona, to Heathrow on a British Airways 747, but appeared to explode with rage after being refused more alcohol by flight attendants.