Man Gets 15 Months for Smoking on Plane
Nov 17, 5:41 PM (ET)
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A Greek court sentenced a man to 15 months in prison for smoking on a plane, and then hitting a male flight attendant who told him to put his cigarette out, court officials said Thursday.
The 50-year-old Greek resident of New York was also convicted of endangering the aircraft. He was traveling on Olympic Airlines Flight No. 412 from New York to Athens last week.
Flight attendants said the defendant had been smoking in the main passenger area of the plane and in the toilet.
The man, who remains free pending appeal, said a 45-minute delay in takeoff from New York had made him nervous.
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