PHOENIX — A Hawaii woman has been sentenced to more than three months in prison and has to pay restitution after causing a flight from Phoenix to be diverted.
According to federal court paperwork, the 29-year-old woman used profanities and threatened flight attendants and passengers on an American Airlines flight on February 12, 2022. The flight was originally from Phoenix to Honolulu, Hawaii but had to be diverted back to Phoenix because of the disturbance.
The disturbance caused several flights to be re-routed, according to a release from the US Department of Justice. The woman pleaded guilty to one count of interfering with a flight crew member and must pay $38,952 to American Airlines as restitution. She also has three years of probation and is not permitted to fly without court approval during that time.
