NEW YORK - An American Airlines flight from New York City to Southern California was diverted to Denver, Colorado Wednesday after a passenger assaulted a flight attendant, police said.AA Flight 976 left JFK Airport at 4:28 p.m.
for John Wayne Airport in Orange County when the passenger reportedly punched the attendant in the nose.The plane landed safely in Denver at 6:38 p.m.
Mountain time, according to FlightAware. The attacker was arrested."American Airlines flight 976 with service from New York (JFK) to Santa Ana (SNA) diverted to Denver (DEN) due to a passenger who physically assaulted a flight attendant.