Snoring Airline Passenger Stabbed with Pen

By Lauren Traut/Beverly-Mtgreenwood Patch

A woman aboard a Southwest Airlines flight on April 16, from Chicago’s Midway Airport bound for Manchester, couldn’t stand the snoring of a man sitting nearby, so she stabbed him with a pen.

Passengers aboard the already delayed Flight 577 were perturbed when the pilot was forced to circle back to the gate where Chicago Police escorted the woman off the plane. Other passengers Tweeted their experience, noting the woman was “just smirking” as the flight was stalled.

A Southwest Airlines spokeswoman said no arrest was made.

The snoring passenger who suffered the hard poke, named Lenny, suffered ”deep bruise marks” but no blood, according to a friend via Twitter, who said he was wearing a long-sleeved shirt. Southwest gave Lenny free gin-and-tonics for his troubles.

After an approximate two-hour delay, the plane departed for Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in New Hampshire shortly after 3 p.m. and landed just before 5 p.m. Central time.

“Please keep your writing utensils to yourself and have a great day,” the flight attendant said.