Sunday, August 03, 2014

American Airlines: Disruptive passenger diverts plane to Nashville International Airport (KBNA), Tennessee

Nashville, TN - A disruptive and violent passenger diverts a plane to Nashville International Airport.

According to police, Mary Lentz, 55, of New Mexico, ran towards the planes cockpit and punched a flight attendant in the stomach.

The pilot landed the plane just before 10 PM Saturday. Three Metro police officers escorted Lentz off the plane.

Lentz allegedly kicked the officers during her arrest. She now faces disruptive behavior and multiple assault charges.

Lentz is being held on a $30,000 bond.


-- Source:  http://www.wkrn.com

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) -  An American Airlines plane flying from Dallas to Boston was diverted to Nashville on Saturday night after a passenger became disruptive and non-compliant. 

Flight 2214 landed in Nashville just after 9 p.m. with 145 passengers and five crew members on board.

According to American Airlines spokesman Kent Powell, local authorities removed an unruly woman from the aircraft.

Powell would not elaborate on the nature of the disturbance.  It was not immediately clear if the woman would face any criminal charges.

Powell says the aircraft, a Boeing 737, arrived in Boston just after 3 a.m. Sunday.


-- Source:   http://www.wrcbtv.com

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