TURKISH illegal immigrants were flown into the country by private plane and then chauffeur-driven to their destination, a court heard on Monday.

Philip St John-Stevens, prosecuting, called it a "glamorous and up market service".

"These criminal organisations were flying immigrants in a six-seater light aircraft with padded seats," he said.

Taxi driver Indat Oztas, 29, of Carleton Road, Hornsey, and 40-year-old Jeanette Davies of Chalfront Road, Edmonton, both in North London, deny being involved in a conspiracy to facilitate illegal entry into the UK.

Four others - pilot Wyatt Anderson, 46, of London Road, Camberley, Surrey, Mensur Hassan, 32, of Daubney Road, Clapton, Anthony Davies, 41, wife of Jeanette, and Isa Baskaya, 45, of Bemerton Street, Islington - have all pleaded guilty.

Telling the jury that "every picture tells a story", the prosecutor showed film of the Piper Cherokee plane arriving at Lamberhurst on July 2 last year.

Mr St John-Stevens said Anthony and Jeanette Davies became involved in the last few days of the conspiracy and Oztas on the very last day. His job was to chauffeur the illegal immigrants from the airfield.

"It may be he didn’t realise anything was wrong until the plane landed and a number of people climb over a gate and get into his taxi," said Mr St John-Stevens.

Of those who pleaded guilty, Hassan was "pretty high up" in the organisation. He had Turkish parents and lived in London, organising the "human payload".

Mr St John-Stevens said Anderson was part-owner of the plane and had an American pilot’s licence and the ability to collect illegal immigrants from France and fly them back.

The alleged role of Anthony and Jeanette Davies was to organise the chauffeur service from airfields to London.

Mr St John-Stevens said the couple were in their car in the locality when others were ready to ferry the "human payload" to London. One was Baskaya, who drove the second of two groups landed on July 2.

Oztas claimed he was an innocent taxi driver who did not know what was going on. He and Davies denied being part of the conspiracy.

The trial continues.