Norwalk

A Norwalk man whose artificial legs were lost on an airplane flight in Hawaii in November has received a check for $4,064 from Aloha Airlines.

Combined with a previous check from the airline for $1,250, Roger D. Hughes Jr., 22, now has enough money to buy new artificial legs, which are estimated to cost $5,314. The airline previously had declined to pay the full amount.

“I’m not trying to be greedy--all I want is what belongs to me,” said Hughes, whose legs were amputated below the knee after he was run over by a train as a child. Hughes said that after four months of walking around on his knees, “my knees are so sore I can’t bear the pain anymore.”

Sandie Allen, director of public affairs for Aloha Airlines, said the incident concerning Hughes was an “unfortunate situation” that has been settled. She said airlines officials would have no further comment.

In January, Hughes received a check for $1,250 from the airline informing him that it was “payment in full.” Hughes last saw his artificial limbs on a conveyor belt at the Honolulu International Airport. Aloha claims manager Russell Hoota said in an interview last month that Hughes’ luggage was checked in by the airline, but that it was never recovered.

Hughes’ lawyer, Gerald M. Porter, who is working for Hughes for free, sent a letter to the airline last month asking for more money.

In the letter, Porter said that if the airlines did not pay the full amount of Hughes’ claim, “the emotional and physical consequences of Aloha’s behavior in this matter are obvious.”

Hughes received a check in the mail dated Feb. 2 from Aloha with no accompanying letter.