Man strips, urinates in aisle of plane

A boozed up passenger forced a flight to make an emergency landing he was caught exposing himself and urinating in the aisle of the airplane.

A boozed up passenger forced an American Airlines flight to make an emergency landing in Buffalo after he was caught exposing himself and urinating in the aisle of the airplane, federal prosecutors said.

Neil McCarthy, 25, from Oregon in the US, admitted to police he was “flicking the bean” – a euphemism for masturbating – aboard the flight to New Hampshire on Wednesday, and blamed it on a medical urination problem, court papers allege.

An American Airlines plane had to land after a passenger urinated in the aisle. Picture: Stefani Reynolds / AFP

McCarthy told police that he was drinking heavily throughout his journey — and that he had several “Jack and cokes” before boarding his initial flight in Portland, according to the criminal complaint filed in Buffalo federal court.

The 25-year-old US man was also caught exposing himself on the plane. Picture: iStock

His flight eventually had a layover in Chicago — where he allegedly told police that he continued to guzzle down several more whiskey and colas before boarding the next flight to Manchester, New Hampshire.

The 25-year-old Oregon man was arrested and charged with indecent exposure after the flight, which took off from Buffalo. Picture: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

An American Airlines flight attendant saw McCarthy exposing himself and urinating on the flight — and a passenger snapped a photo of him in the act, federal prosecutors claimed.

The plane was diverted to the Buffalo Niagara International Airport, where McCarthy was arrested at Gate 2.

He was charged with indecent exposure, which carries a maximum sentence of six months in prison.

McCarthy was released after a hearing on Wednesday before US Magistrate Judge Jeremiah J. McCarhty in Buffalo federal court.

The flight was able to depart from Buffalo shortly after McCarthy was placed into custody and escorted off the plane, American Airlines said in a statement.

“We thank our team members for their professionalism and our customers for their understanding,” the airline wrote.

This article originally appeared on the New York Post and was reproduced with permission