Who hasn't complained about airline fees? Well, there's apparently a limit to the degree a customer can gripe -- especially if it happens in midair. In this case, it seems a chilly cabin -- and a dispute over cold, hard cash -- sparked a heated exchange Wednesday between a passenger and an employee of Hawaiian Airlines.
A flight from Las Vegas to Honolulu was diverted to Los Angeles on Wednesday after a passenger refused to pay $12 for a blanket and was accused of being unruly, police said. The incident unfolded after the Hawaiian Airlines flight took off from Las Vegas and the passenger - a 66-year-old man - requested a blanket as he was cold, said Officer Rob Pedregon, a spokesman for the Los Angeles airport police.
American Airlines says seven flight attendants were treated at a Florida hospital after complaining that a strange odor on their plane gave them headaches. An airline spokeswoman said Tuesday that the employees were treated and released.
A Canadian man is being held on $5,100 bond in Florida after driving a baggage-towing vehicle across the tarmac at Orlando International Airport. Police identified the man as 27-year-old Richard Hogh, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
The Southwest Airlines ramp agent learned through social media that the 8-year-old daughter of an old friend lost her stuffed bear named Teddy after flying from Dallas to Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Eleanor Dewald's mother, Trish Dewald, put out the digital call after having no success with the airport's lost-and-found operation.
This December 2016 photo provided by Steven J. Laudeman shows stuffed bear named Teddy that Eleanor Dewald, 8, lost lost flying from Dallas to Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Steven Laudeman, a Southwest Airlines ramp agent, learned through social of the lost bear, retraced Eleanor's steps before his shift began Thursday, Dec. 22, and found the bear.