Mackenzie Rose (pictured), a passenger aboard American Airlines flight 976, said: 'I understand that he actually punched her twice. Police met the plane at the gate and immediately apprehended the individual, who was snapped sitting in the airport in handcuffs by Rose.ĭenver Airport Police confirmed the subject was taken into custody and said the FBI is investigating the incident. Mackenzie Rose, a passenger on the flight, said she saw the flight attendant walk by after the incident 'with blood on her mask', while a photo posted on Twitter appeared to show crew members and passengers duct-taping the man to his seat.Īmerican Airlines released a statement following the plane's arrival in Denver, expressing their 'outrage' at the incident and promising to ban the individual, who has not yet been named, from all future American Airlines services. The flight took off from JFK Airport just before 5pm E.T and landed in Colorado at 6:43pm Denver time according to flight tracking website Flightview. The passenger twice punched the flight attendant in the face in a dispute over wearing his mask, according to witnesses, forcing American Airlines flight 976 to make an emergency landing at Denver International as it flew from JFK to John Wayne Airport.
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