AA flight diverted after passenger roughs up flight attendant
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.
“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. American Americans told CBS News Thursday that they do not believe the attack was mask-related.
Another passenger, identified only as Jack, said a doctor aboard the flight did look at the flight attendant after the assault. “Yeah, there was a doctor on the flight, luckily. So, I don’t know. He said it wasn’t broken, but it was bleeding, so they took her to the hospital,” he said.
The flight attendant who suffered the assault was transported to a local hospital, though the airline said it could not comment any further on her condition for privacy reasons.
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