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10 Jul, 2015

Upset passenger fined

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Shane Mathew Diedrichs, 38, is on a Virgin Airlines flight when the passenger in front reclines his seat and then refuses to put it upright. After pushing and shoving the seat, he is offered a new seat. He then hits the headrest and gives the other passenger a whiplash injury. He is arrested and fined 600$AUS.

No one reclines their seat between here and New Zealand. I’m not a violent person. I’m not an angry person. It was just bad timing.