Trending Now - Flight to Chicago Rerouted to Detroit Over Passenger Disturbance

WHO:

CBS News - Passengers on American Airlines flight 2819 included Esther Sutofsky, Sona Jones, and Gerry Sutofsky.

ABC7 Chicago - FBI personnel and Wayne County Airport Authority Police responded to the incident.

WHAT:

CBS News - American Airlines flight 2819 was diverted due to an unruly passenger.

ABC7 Chicago - The flight landed safely at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport.

CBS News - The flight took a total of seven hours due to the diversion and disruptions.

CBS News - Passengers were taken off the plane while law enforcement searched and cleared the aircraft.

CBS News - The FBI confirmed there was no threat to the public at the time of the incident.

WHERE:

CBS News - The flight took off from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.

CBS News - The flight was diverted to Detroit Metro Airport in Romulus, Michigan.

ABC7 Chicago - The flight was originally bound for O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.

WHEN:

CBS News - The flight took off just before 9 a.m. ET on March 29th, 2026.

CBS News - The flight landed in Detroit at 11:08 a.m. ET on March 29th, 2026.

WHY:

CBS News - The flight was diverted due to a reported disturbance involving an unruly passenger who made threats.

HOW:

CBS News - Passengers reported that the unruly passenger threatened to blow up the plane and was screaming and yelling.

CBS News - Law enforcement and medical personnel met the flight upon landing to address the situation.

(UPDATED March 30, 2026 17:21 UTC)

American Airlines flight 2819, which took off from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York just before 9 a.m. ET on Sunday, was diverted to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport due to an unruly passenger who made threats. The flight, originally bound for O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, landed safely at 11:08 a.m. ET after a total of seven hours, with law enforcement and medical personnel meeting the aircraft to address the situation, confirming there was no threat to the public. Passengers, including Esther Sutofsky, Sona Jones, and Gerry Sutofsky, were taken off the plane while authorities searched and cleared it.