Hawaiian Airlines flight diverted after fight over cost of blanket

March 8 (UPI) -- A Hawaiian Airlines flight from Las Vegas to Honolulu was diverted to Los Angeles on Wednesday when a passenger became irate after being told he had to pay $12 for a blanket.

The incident happened not long into the plane took off when the 66-year-old man told a flight attendant he was cold and asked for a blanket. The employee informed the man there was a $12 fee for a blanket and he became angry.

The man demanded to speak to a company official on the ground and the flight crew allowed him to use an onboard telephone to call its corporate headquarters. During that call police said the man said he wanted to "take someone behind the woodshed" over the ordeal. Airline officials then ordered the flight diverted to Los Angeles International Airport for an "unruly passenger."

According to the Los Angeles Airport Police Department, the man was removed from the plane without incident. Officers interviewed the man and determined he had not made a threat against the aircraft, and thus had not violated any laws.

He was allowed to book another flight to his destination.