Eimear Ni Ghiallgairrh took her skirt off after becoming frustrated (Picture: SWNS)

Airport security delays can be maddening particularly if you’ve got a plane to catch.

But this passenger became so frustrated with matters at London Stansted that she decided to take the next logical step – remove her skirt.

Eimear Ni Ghiallgairrh was arrested by police after she undressed in front of a queue of passengers.

The 29-year-old from Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, was travelling to Barcelona on January 21 to interview for an architecture job and had arrived at the airport 90 minutes before her flight.


MORE: Murderer wins payout from court after being wrongly kept in prison for sex allegations

The former primary school teacher said she took the drastic step after she stepped through a body scanner only to be told by staff that she was considered dangerous and may be concealing something.



She claimed she stripped off in a desperate attempt to show she was not concealing anything on her person.

Magistrates heard how the incident unfolded at London Stansted in January (Picture: SWNS)

As she was arrested she broke her thumb before being escorted to an on-site police station where she was held for 15 hours and then released.

Ni Ghiallgairrh was yesterday fined £80 after pleading guilty to disorderly behaviour and criminal damage at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court.

She was ordered to pay another £70 in costs.

Prosecutor Karen Phillips, told the court: ‘She refused to be searched, became heated, got agitated and removed her skirt, standing in her tights.

‘Members of the public around were distressed as she was undressing. She also banged on the desk angrily.’