Drunk Hawaiian Airlines passenger to pay carrier $ 172G for early landing
A man whose behavior on a Hawaiian Airlines flight to South Korea forced it to return to Honolulu has been ordered to pay the airline more than $ 172,000.
Kyong Chol Kim was sentenced on Wednesday to six months in jail to disturb airline companies and crew members on the plane in February.
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Prosecutors say that the 48-year-old South Korean man drank a bottle of whiskey before the plane and later plagued a child sitting next to him.
Prosecutors say he lunged on an airline after the employee confronted him with his behavior.
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U.S .. The service members on board helped keep Kim back when the plane was converted.
Kim was required to pay the Hawaiian Airlines cost of returning the plane and accommodating passengers who were waiting for the plane in South Korea.
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This story was originally published by the Associated Press.