Biting Passenger Gets EU Airlines Off Hook for Flight Delays

An airline passenger who sank their teeth into a fellow traveler turned out to be a pain for a plane load of people after the European Union’s top court said carriers aren’t responsible when rowdy customers force flights to be diverted.

The EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg ruled Thursday that such “unruly behavior” may be a so-called extraordinary circumstance exempting airlines from their obligation to compensate passengers whose journeys were disrupted.