The diversion led to an unusual situation where passengers found themselves in a foreign country without passports and became illegal immigrants.
American Airlines Flight Diverted
On August 7, American Airlines (AA) flight AA36 from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), Spain was forced to divert to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) due to an overflowing lavatory.
American Airlines (AA) flight from Delhi International Airport (DEL) to John F Kennedy International Airport in New York (JFK) is diverted to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) following a medical emergency onboard.
A flight from New York (JFK) to Madrid (MAD), Spain, operated by American Airlines (AA) had to make an unscheduled landing in Boston (BOS) on Wednesday night after the plane’s windshield cracked
a resident of California, Juan Remberto Rivas, entered a guilty plea for attempting to open the exit door on an American Airlines (AA) flight headed to Washington, D.C (DCA).
A passenger on an American Airlines (AA) flight from Texas to Montana, identified as Keith Edward Fagiana from Las Vegas, allegedly assaulted a flight attendant after being asked to stop kicking another passenger’s seat.