A woman who tried to open the door of a Jet2 plane midway through a flight has been jailed for two years.
Chloe Haines had to be restrained by fellow passengers and cabin crew as she yelled: "I'm going to kill you all."
Two RAF fighter jets were scrambled to escort the plane back to Stansted Airport, Chelmsford Crown Court heard.
The 26-year-old later said that she "blacked out and didn't really remember what happened" after mixing alcohol with medication, said prosecutor Michael Crimp.
At an earlier hearing Haines, of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, admitted endangering the safety of an aircraft and assaulting cabin crew member Charley Coombe on the flight to Dalaman in Turkey on June 22 last year.
Ms Coombe suffered scratches as she tried to prevent Haines from opening the plane door.
Judge Charles Gratwicke, sentencing Haines on Wednesday, said: "Those that are trapped in the confined space of the aircraft will inevitably be distressed, frightened and petrified by the actions of those who, in a drunken state, endanger their lives.
"For some it will be their worst nightmare come true."
Haines, dressed in a white shirt and black top, with her blonde hair in a ponytail, sobbed through much of the hearing.
Jet2 calculated that the incident cost the company £86,000, the court heard.
