Man's extended arm causes flight diversion

[The Straight Story]

Man's extended arm causes flight diversion


BOSTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- A Scottish man who disrupted an international flight by refusing to move his cast-encased arm has to keep the limb extended, his U.S. lawyer says.

Attorney Audrey Marinelli told the East Boston District Court in a hearing Tuesday that U.S. Airways passenger John Murray refused requests from a flight attendant move his arm out of the way of a cart for health reasons, the Boston Herald reported.

The 49-year-old man was arrested and charged with interfering with a flight crew Monday after the Philadelphia-to-London flight he was aboard was diverted to Boston's Logan Airport due to the disagreement, authorities said.

Marinelli said Murray, who maintains a U.S. residence in Jacksonville, Fla., had requested a window seat because he lost a thumb and index finger and injured his arm a serious motorcycle accident. But he was instead seated on the aisle where it blocked the flight attendant's cart, the newspaper said.

http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2009/11/18/Mans-extended-arm-causes-flight-diversion/UPI-24261258578841/

[izquierdista]

1. Customer service

The customer is always right arrested. One less reason to fly.

[TwilightGardener]

2. He couldn't stand up and pivot a little to let the cart pass?

[sailor65]

4. +1

That would have been easy for him to do.

[RKP5637]

5. +1

[Cali_Democrat]

8. He was probably just pissed that he didn't get a window seat

So he just kept his arm extended into the aisle.

LOL. Hilarious.

[Quantess]

3. Poor guy. Fractures hurt, and

sometimes there are only a couple of positions that are bearable. For example, if you don't keep it elevated most of the time, it hurts like a ****** ******.

[MineralMan]

6. I always book a window seat, so had I been in that row,

I'd have instantly changed seats with this man. I have to wonder why the window seat person in that row didn't do that. The problem would have been solved instantly. Stupid people.

[Nikki Stone1]

7. +1

That would have made the most sense.