An American Airlines flight that took off from Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday was escorted by fighter jets into John F. Kennedy airport after three people refused to leave the bathroom, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Flight No. 34 took off at 8 a.m. in Los Angeles and landed safely at 4:15 p.m. in New York. The incident is not believed to related to terrorism, FBI spokeswoman Kelly Langmesser said. Agents are on the ground interviewing people and conducting an investigation, she said.
"It might have been just some unruly passengers," she said. "Out of an abundance of caution, it kind of got red-flagged."
An air marshall was on board the flight and secured the cockpit when the passengers refused to exit the bathroom, Langmesser said. Law enforcement was notified and the plane was escorted during the last few hundred miles.
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