Airline coy on flying arrested man home

An airline has refused to confirm whether it will fly a man arrested on one its flights last week back to the US tomorrow.

Texan businessman Stephen Herring avoided a prison sentence and had charges against him struck out in court on condition that he make a contribution to a local charity.

The 40-year-old had to be handcuffed and restrained by crew members on a United Airlines flight from Newark to Shannon last Saturday.