Plane diverted after flight attendant assaulted on American Airlines flight

An American Airlines formation from New York to California had to beryllium diverted to Denver aft a rider assaulted a formation attendant.

The Associated Press reported that the incidental occurred connected formation 976 connected Wednesday.

The quality outlet reported that the level taxied safely to the gross erstwhile it landed astatine Denver International Airport.

A rider connected the level told CBS Los Angeles that the rider punched the pistillate formation attendant twice.

"She had humor splattered connected the extracurricular of her mask," the rider told the media outlet.

According to the AP, the formation attendant was taken to a adjacent hospital. The presumption of her information was unknown.

The quality outlet reported that the rider was taken disconnected the plane, and the formation continued to California.

American Airlines told the AP that the rider would beryllium banned from flying their aircraft.