She's been sentenced to 12 months intensive supervision and has to pay $500 emotional harm reparation to the victim.
Hannah Pierson stood up in court and spoke about her conviction.
She said she was remorseful for her actions and the harm she has caused her family, friends and victims involved.
In April, the 31-year-old admitted in Christchurch District Court charges of disorderly behaviour and disruptive conduct towards a crew member. Photo / via Instagram
"I understand there needs to be consequences to my actions," she told the court.
Her lawyer had seeked a discharge without conviction, saying a conviction would have travel consequences.
But Judge Kevin Philips opposed the submission today.
He understood she was remorseful but said the conviction wasn't out of proportion to her offending.
Suppression orders have been put in place on the defence's submission against the charges.
The offence occurred last November after the crew began serving food and beverages, Pierson requested a glass of wine.
But when crew told her that her ticket did not cover wine, and that she would need to buy one from the menu, she began abusing a member of the flight crew.
"I don't give a f***, get me a f****** wine," she yelled at the top of her voice, the summary of facts states.
She then stood up and yelled: "I'll f****** get it myself, give me the f****** wine" and called the attendant a "b****".
As Pierson tried to leave her seat, crew managed to divert her into a vacant row of seats and hold her there.
Pierson then grabbed a crew member's arm in a tight grip, squeezing hard.
She began making movements with her head that caused other staff members to believe she was going to head-butt the crew member, the summary says.
Pierson continuously tried to get out of her seat, with crew especially concerned, given that she was near an emergency exit.
