An American Airlines flight was diverted to Kansas City International Airport in Missouri on Sunday afternoon because of "an unruly passenger," the airline said in a statement.
Highlights
- Flight 1775 with service from Los Angeles (LAX) to Washington, D.C.
- diverted to Kansas City (MCI) due to an unruly passenger.
- The FBI confirmed the incident in a statement to CNN, adding the individual in question had been taken into custody.
- The flight landed safely at MCI at 2:28 p.m.
- local time, and law enforcement was requested to meet the flight on arrival, the airline said.
- The incident will be under the jurisdiction of the FBI, a Kansas City Aviation Department spokesperson told CNN there was a “passenger interfering with the flight crew,” a spokesman said.