GUWAHATI, Dec 9: A Mexican man was arrested after he tried to redirect a domestic flight to USA, reports stated quoting authorities.
The Airbus A320 had taken off for the city of Tijuana from Leon, Guanajuato, but had to make an emergency landing at Guadalajara International Airport.
The 31-year-old man, identified as Kel Mario N, reportedly became erratic and frantically claimed that landing in Tijuana would not be safe. He then allegedly lunged at a flight attendant, pressing an object against her neck and tried to enter the cockpit to divert the flight to the United States.
Mario was travelling with his wife and two children.
The crew overpowered Mario while the pilot landed the plane at the International Airport of Guadalajara where he was arrested.
The flight resumed its journey to Tijuana after the arrest.
