CNN: Two Separate American Airlines Flights Were Diverted Sunday Due To Unruly Passengers

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WILD: “There were two incidents, John. So there were two separate American Airlines flights diverted Sunday due to unruly passengers, a terrible trend we have seen the last year. Let's talk about the first flight. This first flight from Los Angeles international airport to Washington, D.C. was diverted due to an unruly passenger who tried to interfere with the flight crew, that's according to a Kansas City Aviation Department spokesperson. An eyewitness on that flight, on that Airbus a-321 told CNN that the passenger was trying to get into the cockpit and open the plane door. And as a flight attendant was trying to sub due the passenger, more good citizens went to help that flight attendant hold the passenger down. Luckily, flight 1775 landed safely at Kansas international airport. American Airlines said in a statement that law enforcement was requested to meet the flight on arrival handling the situation with the utmost skill and professionalism. The FBI, which will take over the case, has confirmed the incident to CNN, adding that the individual here has been taken into custody. The second flight, second American Airlines flight left from Phoenix, that was supposed to go to Hawaii, Honolulu, it was forced to return to Phoenix due to a passenger disruption. Again, that’s according to the airline. So far this year, John, there have been 394 reports of unruly passengers. Last year was a terrible year for this kind of behavior in the United States, 5,981 cases were reported by the Federal Aviation Administration. And of those, around 4,300, nearly 72 percent, John, were mask-related incidents. It’s still unclear if this case is related to a mask mandate while on board a flight, but certainly terrible behavior in the air has not calmed down.”