`` This put the aircraft in London Heathrow for the following day , enabling us to operate a full schedule and avoid further inconvenience to our passengers and cargo customers . '' Environmental groups angry with American Airlines after five-passenger flight . The plane was carrying a group of environmental activists from the Sierra Club and Greenpeace to protest against an oil pipeline in Alaska. AA says canceling flight would have left many more stranded in London next day . The transatlantic flight did carry a full cargo load , according to the airline .
Environmental groups angry with American Airlines after five-passenger flight . The plane was carrying a group of environmental activists from the Sierra Club and Greenpeace to protest against an oil pipeline in Alaska. AA says canceling flight would have left many more stranded in London next day . The transatlantic flight did carry a full cargo load , according to the airline .