A United Airlines passenger jet en route to Minneapolis from Chicago diverted its flight plan to land at the regional airport in Madison on Friday night because a passenger tried to breach the cockpit, airport audio recordings indicate.The plane touched down at Dane County Regional Airport just before 9:30 p.m. Friday, public air traffic data shows.A United Airlines spokesperson would only confirm Flight 2005 landed safely at the airport to address what the airline said was a “security concern with an unruly passenger.””FBI Milwaukee’s Madison Resident Agency and law enforcement partners responded immediately. A subject was detained by the Dane County Sheriff’s Office and afterwards, passengers resumed their flight,” FBI Milwaukee Field Office spokesperson Caroline Clancy said in an emailed statement. She did not elaborate. But radio transmissions from the airport, reviewed by 12 News Investigates, pointed to what could be a larger investigation.When responding to a question about whether there were injuries, a person relaying information between the plane and the tower said there were off-duty law enforcement officers on the plane. “Don’t think they were able to cuff him but were able to get control of him after multiple attempts to try to breach the cockpit,” one recording said. “He is seated in a seat and flanked by law enforcement officers on either side.”More than 140 people, including six crew members, were aboard the Boeing 737-900 aircraft Friday night, a source told ABC News.Air traffic data shows the plane landed safely in Minneapolis just before 2:30 a.m. Saturday.This is a developing story and will be updated. Follow WISN 12 News for updates.
A United Airlines passenger jet en route to Minneapolis from Chicago diverted its flight plan to land at the regional airport in Madison on Friday night because a passenger tried to breach the cockpit, airport audio recordings indicate.
The plane touched down at Dane County Regional Airport just before 9:30 p.m. Friday, public air traffic data shows.
A United Airlines spokesperson would only confirm Flight 2005 landed safely at the airport to address what the airline said was a “security concern with an unruly passenger.”
“FBI Milwaukee’s Madison Resident Agency and law enforcement partners responded immediately. A subject was detained by the Dane County Sheriff’s Office and afterwards, passengers resumed their flight,” FBI Milwaukee Field Office spokesperson Caroline Clancy said in an emailed statement.
She did not elaborate.
But radio transmissions from the airport, reviewed by 12 News Investigates, pointed to what could be a larger investigation.
When responding to a question about whether there were injuries, a person relaying information between the plane and the tower said there were off-duty law enforcement officers on the plane.
“Don’t think they were able to cuff him but were able to get control of him after multiple attempts to try to breach the cockpit,” one recording said. “He is seated in a seat and flanked by law enforcement officers on either side.”
More than 140 people, including six crew members, were aboard the Boeing 737-900 aircraft Friday night, a source told ABC News.
Air traffic data shows the plane landed safely in Minneapolis just before 2:30 a.m. Saturday.
This is a developing story and will be updated. Follow WISN 12 News for updates.