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Tot's Drinking Problem Grounds Flight

Thwarted apple juice connoisseur causes emergency landing

By M. Morris, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 27, 2007 4:20 PM CDT

(Newser) – A Delta commuter flight from New York to Greensboro set down in Philadelphia yesterday after a passenger got into a dispute with a flight attendant. The passenger was a 4-year-old, and the dispute concerned how quickly the crew was serving apple juice. The incident, which... Read full story »

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