American Airlines flight from North Carolina to LAX diverted to New Mexico due to passenger’s ‘threatening outburst’

AN American Airlines flight had to divert to Albuquerque Airport after a passenger made a threatening comment.

The pilot believes the situation had been resolved but the passenger will have to be removed from the plane.

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American Airlines Flight AA482 was scheduled to travel to LAX from North Carolina but was diverted to New Mexico due to the threatening outburst.

The incident was ruled a “verbal threat level 3”, according to local sources.

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