The U.S. Attorney's Office says Proskin was on Continental Flight 2116 last April, traveling from Houston to Palm Springs, Calif.
Prosecutors say Proskin was hit in the knee by a beverage cart, then he acted upset and yelled obscenities at a flight attendant and other passengers.
The plane diverted to Midland International Airport. Proskin, who was 44 at the time of the incident, was removed and arrested. The jet continued on to California.
Proskin told investigators he created the disturbance to get free travel vouchers when he complained.
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