ANOTHER passenger is removed from plane in seat recline row - just days after in-flight brawl sparked by controversial Knee Defender
-Edmund Alexandre, 61, was charged with interfering with a flight crew after causing disruption aboard American Airlines flight from Miami to Paris .
-The plane diverted to Boston after Alexandre, who is French, became upset because a woman in front of him reclined her seat
-United Airlines Flight 1462 from Newark to Denver diverted to Chicago Sunday after a brawl over a reclined seat
-A male passenger allegedly fastened a Knee Defender to his tray table to work on his laptop
The woman in the seat in front complained when she could not recline, tipping water on the man when he refused to remove the gadget
-Knee Defenders are banned on all major US airlines, including United
For a second time this week, a violent outburst over a reclined seat led an international American Airlines flight to divert to Boston.
Passenger Edmund Alexandre, 61, became irate after a woman reclined the seat in front of him on the Miami-to-Paris flight Wednesday night, the Suffolk County district attorney's office said.
Alexandre, who is French, continued to be disruptive when a flight attendant attempted to calm him, following the crewman down the aisle and grabbing his arm, authorities said. Two undercover federal air marshals aboard the plane then subdued Alexandre and handcuffed him, the U.S. attorney's office said.
Massachusetts state police arrested Alexandre when the diverted plane landed around 10pm. Mr Alexandre, a father of five who was flying home after visiting family in Haiti, was taken to a hospital for observation and treatment of pre-existing health issues.Federal prosecutors said he told authorities he had high blood pressure and diabetes. Alexandre was charged with interfering with a flight crew and was arraigned at the hospital Thursday.
A judge approved his release from custody on his own recognizance until a December hearing. American Airlines spokeswoman Michelle Mohr said other passengers on Flight 62 continued on to Paris Wednesday night.
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