American Airlines flight makes emergency landing after passenger urinates in aisle
UNITED STATES — An American Airlines flight to New Hampshire was reportedly forced to make an emergency landing Wednesday after a passenger allegedly exposed himself and urinated in the aisle of the airplane.
According to an article from Fox Business, the 25-year-old Oregon man was arrested and charged with indecent exposure after the flight. He was reportedly released after making an initial appearance in a Buffalo federal court.
The flight was able to depart from Buffalo shortly after the incident.
According to the Fox Business article, American Airlines in a statement thanked team members for their “professionalism” and customers for their “understanding.”
The passenger reportedly told police he was flying from Portland, Oregon to Manchester, New Hampshire and had several whiskey and colas before boarding the initial flight. He also reportedly told authorities that while on the flight from Buffalo, he had a “medical urination problem.”