The Nation - News from March 8, 1988
An Eastern Airlines passenger was free on $5,500 bond after allegedly battling police and ticket agents when he and 200 irate passengers in Miami were bumped off New York-bound flights. The confrontation Sunday began when 226 passengers were bumped from a 3:15 p.m. flight to La Guardia, said Eastern spokesman Bob Carson. Some were later bumped repeatedly from other flights.
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