An American Airlines flight from Los Angeles, California to Boston was diverted and made an emergency landing at Denver International Airport after a passenger became disruptive.
The flight, #2507, left Los Angeles at around 10:35 p.m. On Monday night. It landed in Denver around 2:45 AM. Where officers from the Denver Police Department took the man into custody.
Passengers said they witnessed some type of verbal altercation, but they did not know what was wrong.
“We look up, we see two guys kind of talking, and we’re all looking and asking questions,” one passenger told WBZ-TV’s Anna Meiler. “And then it just kind of progresses until there are attendants coming and taking care of it.”
Video footage recorded by passengers shows the person being taken off the flight.
Cell phone video shows unruly passenger being escorted off Boston bound American Airlines flight that was diverted to Denver. #WBZ pic.twitter.com/YZS9w1VJ60
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“You could just tell there was something wrong,” another passenger said. “I don’t know, drinking, just abnormal behavior, I don’t known.
The plane was at the gate for around 45 minutes while the man and his luggage were removed.
“He walked off very peacefully,” said another man who was on board. “I wasn’t expecting that, to be honest with you.”
The flight landed safely at Logan Airport around 9:50 AM on Tuesday morning.
The flight got delayed by at least 3 hours, but passengers were happy to have arrived safely and praised the American Airlines for the way they handled the situation.
It was not yet known if that man faced any charges.
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