Two passengers got into a fight over the armrest on the plane: they had to be dropped

Two passengers were taken off a United Airlines plane at San Francisco International Airport (California) because they had a fight over an armrest. Writes about it New York Post.

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“On my first flight in 15 months, we were diverted back to the gate because two passengers started fighting over an armrest,” Google Chief Product Officer Jack Krawczyk tweeted.

The flight was heading to Las Vegas (Nevada).

A United spokesman said the incident took place just before takeoff.

According to a San Francisco police spokesman, both men, whose identity was not disclosed, were detained.

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None of them were injured, and none of them tried to "take further action," police said. The men were not allowed to return to the flight.

On my first flight in 15 months, of course we were rerouted back to the gate because two passengers got into a physical altercation over elbow placement upon arm rests. pic.twitter.com/YBAV1iG2Fk

- Jack Krawczyk (@JackK) June 13, 2021

Social media users reacted to the episode with a protest against the gruesome commercial flights.

“This is why I hate traveling in economy class. Do you shove a bunch of people into cheap seats with little to no room for arms and legs and expect them to be polite? — wrote Twitter user @R_CAdams. “Add to that the need to wear masks now and good luck.”

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“Flying is bad. You need to go to the airport early. They put you on the plane before it even takes off. The air is dry and thin. The engine noise is constant,” wrote @TomHaflinger.

“I don’t know that anyone gets on a plane and thinks, ‘I have to make the flight worse for everyone,’” he added.

Meanwhile, another user suggested a theory for the distribution of the armrests.

“The outboard passenger has an outboard armrest and some leg and body room. The middle one gets two armrests, and the one by the window gets an armrest and a window/wall to lean on,” wrote @buckshow8.

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