Akash Tiwari, a 35-year-old Indian national, was sentenced on June 22 and ordered to pay the victim S$1,270.95 (US$982) in compensation, The Straits Times reported. He will serve five additional days in jail if he fails to pay.
He pleaded guilty to one count of molestation and one count of causing distress through threatening behaviour.
Tiwari was flying with four friends from Bangkok to Singapore on Feb. 9 when the group turned rowdy, waving frantically and laughing whenever a female crew member passed their aisle, court documents cited by Channel News Asia showed.
Before takeoff, the victim approached the group to confirm their meals. As she spoke with one of his friends, Tiwari reached out and brushed her upper thigh. He and his friends laughed.
She reported the incident to the chief stewardess and was reassigned to serve a different aisle.
