Delta flight from Chicago to Minnesota disrupted by 'unruly' passenger, airline says

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Thursday, July 17, 2025
Delta flight from Chicago disrupted by 'unruly' passenger

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A flight was forced to return to Chicago Wednesday morning.

Delta said the flight crew on the plane to the Minneapolis-Saint Paul airport in Minnesota turned the plane around back to O'Hare Airport because of an "unruly" passenger.

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Nobody on the flight was injured.

"Delta has zero tolerance for unruly behavior and will always work with law enforcement to that end," the airline said in a statement. "We apologize to our customers for the delay in their travel as safety and security comes before everything else at Delta."

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No further information from authorities was immediately available.

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