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American Airlines diverts LA-bound flight to New Mexico after passenger makes threats

Flight 482 departed from Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina for Los Angeles but was diverted to Albuquerque after a passenger made verbal threats

According to American Airlines, a passenger disturbance caused an aircraft to be diverted to New Mexico. On Monday (February 7), soon after 8 pm local time, Flight 482 departed the Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina for Los Angeles but the flight was diverted to Albuquerque after a passenger made a threatening remark.

"American Airlines flight 482 from Charlotte (CLT) to Los Angeles (LAX) diverted to Albuquerque (ABQ) following a passenger disruption," an airline representative clarified, The Sun reports. The representative did not disclose any other information regarding the incident.

A passenger on the flight wrote on Twitter, “#aa482 diverted to ABQ. Family taken off the plane, apparently, some kind of verbal threat was made. All is fine, except the schedule.” The official stated, "The aircraft landed safely at ABQ at 10:25 pm local time and has since re-departed for LAX. We thank our crew for their professionalism and apologize to our customers for any inconvenience this caused to their travel plans." When the plane landed in Albuquerque, it was escorted by law enforcement.

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