Chicago-to-Minneapolis United Airlines flight diverted after attempted cockpit breach

Plane landed in Wisconsin and ‘unruly passenger’ was taken into custody before flight continued to Minnesota A United Airlines flight bound for Minneapolis from Chicago was reportedly diverted after an “unruly passenger” tried to breach the cockpit late on Friday. The FBI ...

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According to The Guardian’s source item, Chicago-to-Minneapolis United Airlines flight diverted after attempted cockpit breach, Plane landed in Wisconsin and ‘unruly passenger’ was taken into custody before flight continued to Minnesota A United Airlines flight bound for Minneapolis from Chicago was reportedly diverted after an “unruly passenger” tried to breach the cockpit late on Friday. The FBI and police responded to reports of a security concern with the passenger, who was detained by police at the Dane county regional airport in Madison, Wisconsin. Continue reading…

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