Woman on United Airlines Flight Says She Was Forced To Sit Next To Masturbating Man

A woman says she was forced to sit beside a man who was allegedly masturbating during a United Airlines flight from Rochester, New York, to Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Sept. 3. The passenger, 25, told NBC News she was seated next to a man aged 35 to 40 who began pleasuring himself in front of her while staring at her. She said she reported the incident to flight staff, who let her stand in the aisle temporarily because the plane was full, and that attendants told her it would be about five minutes until landing, though she says it lasted longer. After landing, the man exited and disappeared. The airline provided a $100 flight credit despite a reported $400 trip cost, and a United representative told TMZ the company is “looking into this report.”