United Airlines flight bound for Minneapolis is diverted because of an unruly passenger
May 30, 2026, 8:07 AM
FILE - The United Airlines logo can be seen on a rope line at O'Hare International Airport, May 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Brian Kersey, File)
Credit: AP Photo/Brian Kersey
(AP Photo/Brian Kersey, File)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A United Airlines flight bound for Minneapolis was diverted to Wisconsin on Friday night to remove and unruly passenger, officials said.
“United flight 2005 from Chicago to Minneapolis landed safely in Madison, Wisconsin to address a security concern with an unruly passenger,” an airlines spokesperson wrote in an email.
Law enforcement officials on the flight restrained the passenger quickly, according to Carrie Springer, a spokeswoman for the Dane County Regional Airport.
Deputies with the Dane County Sheriff’s Office met the flight when it landed and removed the passenger. Springer said federal authorities are handling the investigation.
The Boeing 737-900 had 147 passengers and six crew aboard. No injuries were reported, according to the airline.
The flight continued its journey and landed in Minneapolis early Saturday morning.
