Man sues American Airlines claiming his finger was caught in armrest for duration of flight

A man is suing American Airlines after his pinky allegedly got stuck in a plane’s armrest for almost an hour on a flight.

Stephen Keys has filed a lawsuit against both American Airlines and SkyWest after he says one of his fingers was caught in an airline armrest mechanism.

The actor, who has appeared in films ‘Soul Plane’ and ‘Remarkable Power’ as well as TV shows ‘How I Met Your Mother’ and ‘Ugly Betty’, said the incident left him emotionally distressed.

According to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Keys’ finger got stuck in a small hole in the armrest when he raised it to access his seat belt.

“The spring mechanism embedded inside of this hole in the armrest applied intense pressure to plaintiff’s finger, immediately inflicting injury, swelling, and pain,” the lawsuit states.

Keys alleges his finger remained lodged for almost an hour on the Reno to Los Angeles flight.

It was only until an airline mechanic took the seat apart that the pinky was freed.

A representative for American referred all comment to SkyWest.

In a statement they said: “We worked with our partner American to reach out to Mr. Keys regarding his bruised finger and look forward to swiftly resolving this matter.

“Due to the ongoing litigation, we cannot comment further.”