An American Airlines passenger who racially abused at least one member of cabin crew has been jailed for 40 days and ordered to pay $8,000 (£6,500) to the company.
A court heard on Tuesday how James Maloney, 37, from Honeoye in New York, caused the Las Vegas-bound flight from Charlotte, North Carolina to be diverted to St. Louis, Missouri,in 2020.
In April this year, he pleaded guilty to one felony count of interference with crew members by assault. On Tuesday, he was sentenced to jail and…