JFK-Orange County flight Diverts To Denver After Flight Attendant Attacked By Passenger

[marmar]

SANTA ANA (CBSLA) — An American Airlines flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on its way to John Wayne Airport in Orange County Wednesday evening diverted to Denver International after a passenger assaulted a female flight attendant.

Mackenzie Rose, another passenger on the flight, told CBSLA that the incident occurred about halfway through the trip, when the plane was over Ohio. The passenger suspected of assaulting the flight attendant was reportedly in first or business class.

The flight attendant, though, did have blood on her after the assault, according to Rose.

“I saw her walk by and she had blood on the outside of her mask, which bless her, she was still wearing,” she said.

According to the airline, AA Flight 976 was able to taxi safely to the gate where law enforcement removed the passenger. ............(more)

https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/10/28/aa-flight-from-new-yorks-jfk-to-john-wayne-airport-diverts-to-denver-after-flight-attendant-attacked-by-passenger/

[Dial H For Hero]

5. One about one flight out of twenty.

[USALiberal]

7. Every flight doesn't have an air marshal. nt

[Irish_Dem]

2. Serving alcohol in airports and on aircrafts is hazardous.

[CurtEastPoint]

3. Found guilty? Banned from ALL US AIRLINES for at least 10 years. This has to stop.

[Johnny2X2X]

6. He should pay the cost to reroute too

AA had to put everyone on the flight onto a new flight, the fuel costs of landing unnecessarily have to be $tens of thousands of dollars. Make this idiot pay the costs of this too. Send them to prison and ban them from flying.

[hlthe2b]

4. In this case, I'm rooting for Denver's 'finest'... Send a message with felony charges.

[ProfessorGAC]

9. It's A Federal Crime!

With all these incidents, i looked it up a couple weeks ago.
Any interference with flight operations or personnel is a crime, and potentially a felony.
As soon as he became a batterer, it became a felony.
He needs the biggest fine , the longest probation, and a no fly list posting for life.

[BeckyDem]

10. My family will be flying for the holidays. This is so worrisome.