A fight on a flight caused fright in the sky.
An American Airlines flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Los Angeles was diverted to Phoenix Feb. 24 after an in-flight passenger altercation, the carrier confirmed.
Two women got into a fight with another passenger who asked them to stop using a racial slur, Phoenix police told the Arizona Republic, which is part of the USA TODAY Network. One of the women became upset and allegedly spit at the male passenger who had asked her to stop using that language, Sgt. Mercedes Fortune, a Phoenix police spokesperson, said.
Fortune said the man began recording the incident on his cellphone and that s when Rodriguez allegedly struck his hand to prevent him from recording.
During an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Los Angeles, two New York women reportedly became violent and were arrested when the flight stopped in Phoenix.