An American Airlines flight headed to California was diverted to New Mexico and a passenger detained for allegedly smoking onboard , officials said . NEW : Flight continues to Los Angeles without detained passenger . The plane was diverted from its scheduled route and landed at LAX around 9:45 a.m. local time. FBI takes male passenger into custody .
NEW : Flight continues to Los Angeles without detained passenger . The plane was diverted from its scheduled route and landed at LAX around 9:45 a.m. local time. FBI takes male passenger into custody .