zen Posted June 23, 2015 Posted June 23, 2015 An argument on a transatlantic United Airlines flight over a bag of nuts could run up a bill of £350,000 ($553,000) for the airline, according to a report on U.K. news site The Telegraph. A United Airlines Rome-Chicago flight on Saturday had to be diverted to Belfast, Northern Ireland, because an unruly passenger repeatedly demanded bags of nuts. Airline staff first gave him some snacks but Thede allegedly got up and demanded more. As passengers and crew became alarmed at the man's erratic behavior, the pilot decided to touch down in Belfast, after first dumping 50,000 liters of aviation fuel to make the stop. Asked by a prosecution barrister in the court to assess the cost of the incident, the constable replied: "It would be upwards of £300,000 to £350,000. There is compensation for passengers. There were 269 passengers lying sleeping on the floor of the terminal because there were no hotel rooms found for them." Link
zen Posted June 23, 2015 Author Posted June 23, 2015 Nuts have created trouble in the past as well for the airlines The daughter of Korean Air's chairman has resigned from the family-run airline after causing a public uproar by delaying a flight because she was angry at the way she had been served macadamia nuts. Cho Hyun-ah, vice-president of the national carrier, ordered the aircraft back to the New York terminal as it prepared for take-off for the removal of a flight attendant who had served the nuts in a paper bag rather than a plate. Link
Donal Cozzie Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 No shortage of nuts in Northern Ireland thats for sure
Texan Posted June 25, 2015 Posted June 25, 2015 When I first saw this thread, I thought it was about the animated movie.
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