‘First class passengers are not immune’: Woman sentenced to four months in prison and must pay over $9,000 to American Airlines after ‘unruly and intimidating’ behavior on diverted flight Kelly Pichardo was sentenced to 4 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release for interfering with flight crew members. Pichardo "engaged in unruly and intimidating behavior" that got her removed from an American Airlines flight. Pichardo was ordered to pay $9,123 in restitution to American Airlines and was placed on an "internal refuse list." A New York woman was sentenced to four months in prison and must pay thousands in restitution after she interfered with flight crew members during a 2021 American Airlines flight. A US District Judge sentenced Kelly Pichardo, a 32-year-old from the Bronx, to four months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to a Department of Justice press release . Pichardo was also ordered to pay $9,123 in restitution to American Airlines after she previously pleaded guilty to interfering with flight crew members, the press release said. According to the press release, Pichardo and co-defendant Leeza Rodriguez "engaged in unruly and intimidating behavior" as they traveled in first class from Dallas, Texas to Los Angeles, California in February 2021.