Plane diverted after passengers fight over seat reclining

Plane diverted after passengers fight over reclining seat device
Plane diverted after passengers fight over reclining seat device



A flight was diverted and two passengers were kicked off a plane after one of them started a row by using a banned anti-reclining seat device.

A male passenger attached a Knee Defender lock to the seat in front of him to prevent a woman from reclining her chair while he was using his laptop, reports Travel Mole.

An attendant on the United Airlines flight 1462 asked him to remove the device but he refused, and the woman then threw a cup of water at him.

The pilot decided to divert the four-hour flight from Newark to Denver to Chicago O'Hare airport, where it was met by police and security officers.

Transport Security Administration spokesman Ross Feinstein said the incident was deemed a "customer service issue".

The plane continued with its journey onto Denver without the pair, both 48, and arrived an hour and 38 minutes late.

According to the Guardian, the Federal Aviation Administration leaves it up to individual airlines to set rules about the device.

Like most major US airlines, United Airlines prohibits its use.

No arrests were made in this case.

According to the Daily Telegaph, the Knee Defender was created by Ira Goldman, a 6ft 4in man from Washington who wanted to help other travellers fed up with being "bashed in the knees over and over again" by reclined seats on flights.





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