According to WPTV in America, a Delta airlines flight from LaGuardia to Palm Beach was diverted to Jacksonville after a fight broke out over a reclining seat.
A female passenger from Boca Raton reportedly became ‘unruly’ after the person seated in front of her tried to relax her seat in an effort to get more comfortable.
The woman sitting behind her lost her temper and the incident started to escalate.
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A witness said: “This woman who was sitting next to me knitting actually tried reclining her seat back and the woman behind her started screaming and swearing and the flight attendant came over and that just exacerbated what was going on, and then she demanded that the flight land.”
She started swearing at the flight attendants and then demanding that the flight land. The flight attendants went and spoke with the captain, while somebody was blocking her path to the cabin. Then, a few minutes later, an announcement came on that we were diverting to Jacksonville.
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According to another fellow passenger, the angry traveller said: “I don’t care about the consequences, put this plane down now.”
This is the third incident of its kind to make headlines in the space of just one week, prompting accusations that airlines are prioritising profits over comfort and safety of passengers.