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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Justin Rohrlich

Delta Air Lines passenger assaulted a retiree in drunken battle over reclining seat, lawsuit says

A 72-year-old retiree mourning the death of her son says she was physically assaulted aboard a Delta Air Lines flight when a reclining-seat dispute with another passenger turned violent.

The man became outraged when Minneapolis resident Minnie Holmes complained that his companion had reclined so far back that she had little room to move and couldn’t utilize her tray table, according to a newly filed federal lawsuit obtained by The Independent.

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