Plane forced to make emergency landing as man, 29, arrested amid fears he was 'trying to break into cockpit'

The plane was en route from Los Angeles to Kansas City when it landed at Amarillo Airport, Texas at 3.30pm.

Ali Reza Shahsauri, from Indialantic, Florida, was arrested at the airport on a charge of interference.

An emergency call to the flight tower at the Texas airport initially reported that the 29-year-old passenger was trying to get into the flight deck.

However Amarillo Aviation Director Patrick Rhodes later said he was 'not trying to break into the cockpit, but was unruly and had confronted the cabin crew'.

The FBI said the incident did not appear to be terrorism related.