Woman charged after forcing flight to divert to Kansas City
Woman aboard flight was abusive towards flight attendant, threatened to kill him
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A woman has been charged in federal court after prosecutors said she caused a disturbance that forced a flight to be diverted to Kansas City International Airport.
Chloe DaSilva, 32, whose hometown was not available, was charged with one count of interfering with a flight attendant, federal prosecutors announced Monday.
DaSilva was on board an Alaska Airlines Flight that took off from San Francisco International Airport early Friday bound for Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.
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A woman has been charged with one count of interfering with a flight attendant after a flight was diverted to Kansas City.
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According to court documents filed Friday, several passengers said DaSilva became abusive toward a flight attendant, including threatening to kill him. She eventually was restrained with zip ties.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The pilot told investigators he decided to divert the flight to Kansas City out of concern for the safety of the passengers.
On Monday, prosecutors asked a federal judge to continue to detain DaSilva pending a detention hearing, which has not been scheduled. It was not immediately clear if she had an attorney.