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• Man gets 15 months for smoking on plane 

Jump to full article: Associated Press (AP), 2005-11-17
Author: Associated Press

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A Greek court sentenced a man to 15 months in prison for smoking on a plane, and then hitting a male flight attendant who told him to put his cigarette out, court officials said Thursday.

The 50-year-old Greek resident of New York was also convicted of endangering the aircraft. He was traveling on Olympic Airlines Flight No. 412 from New York to Athens last week.

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