Summary
- British citizen sentenced for disrupting United Airlines flight to Newark by threatening to “mess up the plane.”
- Passenger ordered to pay $20,638 in restitution after altercation with cabin crew forces diversion to Bangor, Maine.
- United Airlines operates extensive European routes with one of its busiest being London to Newark, offering Polaris business class.
A British citizen has been sentenced for disrupting a United Airlines flight from London to Newark. The passenger’s unruly behavior resulted in the flight being diverted to Bangor, Maine, the United States, on March 1, 2024.
As part of the sentence, the passenger had been in custody since the day of the incident and was ordered to pay $20,638 in restitution.
Threatening to “mess up the plane”
The US Attorney’s Office District of Maine stated that Alexander Michael Dominic MacDonald, the individual in question, was a…