American Airlines flight turned back to JFK after words between Joel Ghansham, flight attendant

Joel Ghansham

By Abigail Headley

A misunderstanding onboard an American Airlines (AA) aircraft, between  Guyanese cultural activist, Joel Ghansham and a flight attendant on Tuesday night led to the plane returning to the John F. Kennedy (JFK) Airport in New York, about two hours after it had taken off from there.

AA yesterday told Stabroek News that the flight had returned to JFK because of a “disruptive customer”.

Prior to the flight’s return to ground, the cabin crewmember had informed Ghansham that he had the power to turn the flight around, to which Ghansham had asked if the staffer was God.