Two unnamed pastors in South Korea have each been fined 1m won (£532) for disturbing a flight by preaching to travellers despite repeated cautions from the cabin crew.

The pastors who are aged 64 and 68, were travelling from Jeju to Gimpo on 12 March when they started preaching, standing in the aisle and getting into clashes with travellers who objected to the disturbance they were creating.

"You will go to hell if you don't believe in Jesus," one of them yelled at travellers as the cabin crew tried to stop him and make him sit down.

The other pastor joined in, shouting "Hallelujah, you will go to hell" while pacing up and down the aisle.

When a crew member approached them with a caution, one of them shot back: "Don't try to lecture me."

Earlier this month after a trial, the Seoul Southern District Court convicted them of breaching the Aviation Security Act over the incident aboard the flight.

"Based on the lawfully collected evidence, both the defendants' disruptive conduct and their intent to cause it have been established," the court ruled.

The court was informed that the disturbance lasted 13 minutes as the pastors disregarded repeated protests and cautions from crew members and travellers.

The pastors both denied the charges, arguing their behaviour did not fit the legal definition of "disturbance" and that they never meant to cause a scene. Under South Korean court reporting rules, defendants are anonymised in cases like this.

The country's Aviation Security Act states that disruptive travellers can be restrained with stun guns and binding ropes and a probe can be launched against them after landing.