Man accused of sexually assaulting two women on Heathrow flight

WorldPolitics
7 Mar 2026 • 3:49 AM MYT
The Independent
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A man has denied sexually assaulting two women while drunk on a flight from Istanbul to Heathrow Airport.

Umran Nasser, 54, is accused of touching two women on a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to London on November 25 last year.

Nasser, of Wanstead Park Road, Ilford, east London, pleaded not guilty at Isleworth Crown Court on Friday.

Nasser was given unconditional bail and his trial date was confirmed as 11 September 2028.

He was told a hearing to review trial readiness would take place on 27 July 2028.

Nasser is charged with two counts of sexual assault and one count of being drunk in an aircraft on November 25 last year.

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