Unruly passenger storms cockpit on AA flight from JFK

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CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — An unruly passenger forced an American Airlines flight from New York City to Milan to turn around.

Four hours after Flight 198 took off from John F. Kennedy International Airport on April 7, the pilot made an announcement that the plane would be turning back around to New York.

Chief Transportation Correspondent and Pilot MayCay Beeler explains what the passenger did to force a new flight plan. Watch above.

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