American Airlines
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| Customer service | 0844 369 9899 |
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| Technical support | 0844 499 7300 |
| Headquarters | Fort Worth |
| Texas | |
| United States | |
| Fleet size | 957 (mainline) |
| Hubs | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport |
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| ID | 562599 |
About American Airlines
American Airlines, Inc. is a major United States airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, within the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. It is the world's largest airline when measured by fleet size, revenue, scheduled passengers carried, scheduled passenger-kilometers flown, and number of destinations served.
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Travis King: US soldier in N Korea was jailed for fights in Seoul
By Derek CaiBBC News, Singapore
Travis King, the American Soldier who fled to North Korea , had been jailed for assault in South Korea prior to crossing The Border .
Court documents showed he had been embroiled in fights and hit a police car in Seoul.
The 23-year-old serviceman had been recently released and was being sent back to the US when he escaped.
He joined a tour of the Joint Security Area and fled into North Korea . Pyongyang has not commented So Far .
It remains unclear what his intentions were for crossing The Border . US authorities have said that he did so " wilfully, of his own volition" and has expressed concern about his well-being.
Private 2nd Class (PV2) King was reportedly investigated for assault in South Korea in September 2022. According to local media, King was suspected of punching a Korean national in a nightclub in Seoul.
He was fined 5m won (£,3,000; $3,950) for " repeatedly kicking" the Back Door of a police car and screamed " foul language" at the officers trying to apprehend him.
Local reports quoting officials said he was released on 10 July after serving two months in jail on assault charges, but did not elaborate further.
After his release, he was placed under military observation for about a week in South Korea .
He was escorted to The Airport in Incheon, near Seoul, for a flight back to the United States , where he was to face disciplinary action.
But he did not board the plane. quoting an airport official, said he arrived at the Boarding Gate alone as Military Police officers were not allowed to accompany him all The Way to the plane.
At the gate, he reportedly approached an American Airlines official and claimed his passport had Gone Missing . An airline employee then escorted him out of the departures area.
After parting ways with his escort, he is reported to have left The Terminal to embark on a tour of the Demilitarised Zone, or DMZ, between North and South Korea , where foreigners can visit via tour companies.
It is not clear how King managed to get on one of these tours, as it usually takes Three Days for an individual to be authorised on one of these trips, which are usually closely monitored.
An eyewitness on the same border tour described hearing The Soldier laughing loudly before making a run across The Border .
The United Nations Command, which operates the DMZ, said it believed The Soldier was now in custody of the North. A senior US commander said there had been no contact with The Soldier and The Incident was being investigated by US Forces Korea.
King's mother Claudine Gates told Abc News she could not imagine her son doing such a thing. He " had to be out of his mind" She Said .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
