Another day, another passenger thrown off a plane. The man in question wasn’t overweight, requesting orange juice, or harboring a screaming child.
This time, a frenetic flier was kicked off for taking a swing at Mitt Romney.
The 2008 presidential hopeful and his wife were on an Air Canada flight bound for Los Angeles, returning from the Olympic Games in Vancouver, where they were guests of honor.
So what provoked this man to attack Romney?
According to a Romney spokesperson, the former Massachusetts Governor was sitting in the economy section of the plane with his wife, Ann.
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Shortly before departure, the man seated in front of Ann reclined his seat. Romney asked the man to return his chair to the upright position during take off.
At that point, the man became enraged and attacked the former governor. Romney did not strike back and instead allowed the flight crew to handle the incident.
The plane returned to the gate where police were waiting to arrest the unruly passenger. It took off a short time later.
The Romneys had been in Vancouver since Friday to watch the Winter Olympics. They were considered guests of honor because of Mitt Romney’s work as president and CEO of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, an event that was muddled by budget problems and bribery scandals before Romney took the helm and righted the ship.
What do you think about the incident? Have you ever confronted another passenger about their in-flight behavior? Leave us some comments below.
By Dan Bence for PeterGreenberg.com.
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