A Plane Is Diverted When a Drunk Passenger Starts Eating His Phone

I've seen people do PLENTY of weird stuff on planes. But this makes "taking off your shoes and putting your bare feet on the seat in front of you" look normal. There's a 44-year-old guy named Matthew Flaherty, and he was on a flight last year from London

February 12, 2020Updated: February 12, 2020

By News Channel Nebraska

A Plane Is Diverted When a Drunk Passenger Starts Eating His Phone

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