Another flight diverted over seat reclining row
A flight en route from Miami to Paris had to be diverted after a passenger flew into a rage when the woman in front of him reclined her seat.
Edmund Alexandre, 61, reportedly became disruptive when asked to calm down by cabin crew, and eventually had to be restrained by under-cover federal air marshals on the flight, reports The Times.
The American Airlines flight was diverted to Boston, where Massachussetts state police arrested Alexandre at around 10pm.
Father-of-five Alexandre was taken to hospital for observation and treatment of pre-existing health issues, including high blood pressure and diabetes.
According to the Daily Mail, Alexandre was charged with interfering with a flight crew and was arraigned at the hospital on Thursday.
Alexandre, who does not speak English, denied doing anything wrong.
He was released from custody until a hearing in December.
The news comes just days after another flight was diverted and two passengers kicked off a plane when 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".
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