American Airlines Flight 838 Diverted To Miami After Passenger Threatens Attendant

An American Airlines flight was diverted to Miami International Airport Tuesday night after an unruly passenger got into an argument with a flight attendant.

Flight 838 departed from Miami for Montego Bay, Jamaica, about 6:38 p.m. and returned to the airport about a half hour later so police could question the passenger.

No charges were filed because the passenger did not have a criminal record and no physical altercation took place, said airport spokesman Greg Chin. “The pilot decided it was enough of an issue that he wanted to return to the airport,” he added.

The plane, an Airbus A300-600 with 127 passengers on board, was allowed to depart for Jamaica about 8 p.m. although the unruly passenger was not allowed to re-board and told to re-book a different flight, Chin said.

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