A passenger was thrown off a US domestic flight after a bizarre act with a pen on a 68-year-old man sitting next to her.
Lenny Mordarski was asleep in his seat when the passenger next to him started repeatedly stabbing him with a ballpoint pen because he was snoring.
After Lenny complained to the cabin crew the woman was taken off the flight from Chicago to Manchester in New Hampshire - causing a two-hour delay in the process.
When asked about the incident Lenny said: “Imagine being asleep and then being stung by bees, and then waking up and going ‘owww’.”
“She was smirking. I mean, she said zero at this point and all I wanted to do was not be sitting next to her.”
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Lenny confirmed he had some bruises from the incident, but he would not be pressing charges against the woman.
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As for the woman a South West Airlines official confirmed she was put onto a later flight.
The airline also said that Lenny and his travel companion were given free gin and tonics for the rest of the two-hour flight.
As the plane landed the flight attendant couldn’t help but say: “Please keep your writing utensils to yourself and have a great day”.
South West Airlines now plans to make a further gesture of goodwill towards Lenny.