An American Airlines flight was diverted to a Texas airport mid-flight this week after a passenger punched a flight attendant multiple times and assaulted at least one police officer, according to court documents. Keith Edward Fagiana, 61, was escorted off the plane – American Airlines flight 1497 – by police and charged with interference with a flight crew, the complaint said. Fagiana then “yelled expletives” at a flight attendant who asked him not to kick the chair, the complaint says. He also claimed he didn’t remember anything that happened on the flight and said he had drunk some “Captain Morgans” at different bars before the flight, documents say. The flight continued its trek and left the Amarillo airport shortly after, according to a statement from American Airlines.

Source: CNN January 06, 2024 09:09 UTC