Passenger Sent Into a Sky-High Temper Tantrum Over Seat (Elizabeth Muscari, 6th Period, 2nd Week Blog Post)

    

     Any person who has been on an airplane knows the displeasure of having an uneasy flyer seated directly in front of you. Whether it’s a jumpy toddler or an irritable man just trying to get the seat recliner to lean back, the flexible yet stubborn airplane seats can put one through a range of emotions. For Paris resident Edmund Alexandre, 60, airplane seat drama landed him a front row seat in the U.S Federal court Thursday. 

      The United States had a valid reason to accuse Alexandre. The United States has charged him with interference with flight crewmembers after an incident occurred on the American Airlines flight 62 Miami to Paris. A seat belonging to the passenger in front of Mr. Alexandre was reportedly difficult to adjust, therefore irritating Alexandre. Mr. Alexandre flew into an annoyed rage and began to cause a commotion that went from small to sky-high. The long-time Parisian began to argue with the passenger in front. The flight crew attempted to ameliorate the argument by offering to change Alexandre’s seat and begged him to lower his voice. 

      All plans backfired and the level of dramatics took off. Witnesses claimed that Mr. Alexandre had been asked several times to agree with crew-members to move seats, however, he disobeyed. Alexandre got up and followed a flight attendant towards the back of the plane. He then grabbed the crewmember’s arm and began to yell at him. Based on his immediate misconduct, air marshals broke cover in order to handcuff and arrest Alexandre. He has been charged and his bail has been set to $500 dollars. 

Courtesy of http://boston.cbslocal.com/tag/edmund-alexandre/

Written by Elizabeth Muscari, 6th period