While an American Airlines flight was boarding at Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, the passenger rushed into the open cockpit and “caused damage to the aircraft,” the airline said in a statement Tuesday night. Crew members intervened before local authorities apprehended the man, American said. American Airlines referred further questions to the local authorities, which did not respond to emails or phone calls Tuesday night. Regardless of motivation, the passenger’s actions Tuesday forced his fellow passengers to wait around seven hours for a new aircraft. The flight was originally scheduled to take off just before 3 p.m. Honduras time, but American said in its statement that the flight was set to depart around 9:30 p.m. instead.

Source: bd News24 January 12, 2022 17:31 UTC