A flight from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. was forced to land in Kansas City on Sunday after an incident American Airlines attributed to an “unruly passenger.”
reported to the Federal Aviation Administration. There were 5,981 incidents reported in 2021—the worst year on record.
Sunday’s midair chaos occurred roughly three hours into the five-hour journey from Los Angeles Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The pilot said it was fortunate the plan was just 40 miles from an airport—and ashowed it made a sharp left turn and rapid descent into Kansas City just before 2:30 p.m.
Law enforcement officials who met the aircraft upon arrival determined the passenger had been “interfering with the flight crew,” and took him into custody, according toA passenger in the 17th row, Karen Alston, told The Daily Beast that she had been watching a movie when the overhead lights came on suddenly, and she saw a number of passengers rushing towards the front of the plane.
“Details are still coming in, but I don’t believe alcohol was a factor,” the spokesperson emailed, adding that he was not “100%” certain of that yet.Alston said she had been too far back to see the details of the fight, but heard a crew member put out a call for medical attention after the skirmish.This content is not available due to your privacy preferences.
Alston told The Daily Beast she had been hoping to catch the Super Bowl, but with FBI officials still on the plane and interviewing witnesses as game time neared, it seemed unlikely she would make it back home in time.
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