A Sicilian man could not bear spending a 50-minute flight without smoking, so he lit up in the toilet before the plane had even taken off.

David Luca Di Dio, 28, from Messina, pleaded guilty to lighting up on a Ryanair plane which was departing for Catania on Thursday afternoon.

He was arraigned under arrest before Magistrate Audrey Demicoli who fined him €400 after hearing him admitting to the charges.

Police inspector Silvio Magro prosecuted.

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