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Travelers Rattled After Flight To O'Hare Is Diverted To Detroit Due To Unruly Passenger
"There was a guy who came on the plane with a machine gun who said, 'Put your head down and hands up,'" said passenger Esther Sutofsky.
March 30, 2026 / 5:10 AM CDT
A plane full of passengers finally made it to Chicago Sunday night, after their flight from New York was diverted to Detroit because of an unruly passenger.
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American Airlines flight 2819 took off from John F. Kennedy International Airport just before 9 a.m. ET (8 a.m. CT) and landed at the Detroit Metro Airport in Romulus, Michigan, at 11:08 a.m. ET.
The FBI and the Wayne County, Michigan Airport Authority responded to the flight, according to an airport spokesperson. The carrier said passengers were taken off the plane while law enforcement searched and cleared the aircraft.
