Footage filmed by fellow passenger Kacper Bujak shows the man swearing, arguing with cabin crew and fighting security staff as they tried to restrain him.
The Brit was said to have lashed out at the man after he propped up his feet near his head while driving around the tropical island Phuket on November 11.
Body-cam footage captured the moment officers discovered Ashley Lawrence, 37, cowering among the rubbish after he stole £8,000 worth of designer sunglasses from a Nottingham opticians.