American Airlines flight makes emergency landing after passenger detects lice in woman’s hair

An American Airlines flight between Los Angeles and New York made an emergency landing in Phoenix after passengers saw lice crawling in a woman’s hair mid-air. A passenger on the flight, Ethan Judelson, shared his experience on TikTok, describing the confusion and uncertainty among passengers. He said the crew provided minimal information about the diversion, leaving passengers perplexed. According to Peoplethe incident happened in June.

In his video, Judelson described the scene: “I look around, there’s no one on the ground, no one is freaking out. this woman across the aisle gets up and runs to the front of the plane.”

After the plane made an emergency landing, Mr. Judelson heard muffled conversations among other passengers. According to eyewitnesses, two passengers spotted lice crawling in a woman’s hair, prompting them to alert flight attendants.

“Apparently those two girls saw bugs crawling in the woman’s hair… and alerted the flight attendant,” Judelson said in the TikTok video.

Upon disembarking, passengers were informed of the 12-hour delay and received hotel vouchers.

“Right when we landed in Phoenix, we all got an email saying, ‘Here’s your hotel voucher.’ And we were like, ‘Hotel, are we going to stay here?’ Mr. Judelson, he added.

American Airlines later issued a statement confirming that the flight was diverted due to a medical emergency.

In a statement released PeopleAn American Airlines spokesperson said: “On June 15, American Airlines Flight 2201 with service from Los Angeles (LAX) to New York (JFK) was diverted to Phoenix (PHX) due to a customer’s medical needs. “

Fortunately, the passengers finally made it to Los Angeles.