An air-rage thug who threatened to gang rape and murder first-class cabin crew on a flight from London has had his jail term increased by three years.

Salman Iftikhar, 38, will now serve a four-year and three-month prison sentence, having originally been given just a 15-month term.

The wealthy recruitment consultant was drunk when he launched a vile tirade of abuse towards Virgin Atlantic staff on a flight from Heathrow to Lahore in his homeland of Pakistan.

Passengers aboard the flight watched in horror as the thug repeatedly called steward Angie Walsh a ‘fing b*’ at 39,000ft.

In August, the Daily Mail revealed Iftikhar has two wives. One of them is Pakistani model and actress Abeer Rizvi, who has more than 500,000 followers on TikTok.

He is also married to Erum Salman, 38, with whom he has three children. Erum has been listed as a director at a number of her husband’s companies.

The father-of-three - whose business went bust with £17million worth of debts - later threatened to blow up the five-star hotel the cabin crew were set to stay in.

Iftikhar’s initial sentence sparked claims of ‘two-tier justice’ after Southport riots tweeter Lucy Connolly was jailed for 31 months.

But his prison term was significantly increased today after it was referred to the Court of Appeal for assessment under the Unduly Lenient Scheme.

Solicitor General Ellie Reeves said today: 'Salman Iftikhar made horrific threats of rape and violence against an air steward who was simply doing her job.

'His tirade of hate and abuse caused distress and anguish for the whole flight, and all of our thoughts today should be with the cabin crew and passengers who suffered from Iftikhar’s vile behaviour.

‘I hope this brings comfort and a sense of justice to those impacted, and underlines that our criminal justice system works for victims and vulnerable people.’