Not Again! Another Incident Reported On Amsterdam-to-Detroit Flight 253 (UPDATE)

Another incident has been reported on Northwest Airlines flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit, CNN and BNO News are reporting. Details are still coming in, but here’s the information that’s available thus far, as gleaned from Twitter.

UPDATE: Breaking News, via AP, is reporting that investigators in Detroit have determined that the passenger in question “was a businessman who became ill during the flight.”

Per Ed Henry (edhenrycnn), CNN’s senior White House correspondent who’s in Hawaii traveling with the President (refresh for updates below):

CNN told man spent an hour in lavatory, became upset when questioned by crew. Law enforcement questioning him now 11 minutes ago from web Retweeted by edhenrycnn and 9 others

CNN covering NEW Detroit plane incident LIVE right now 15 minutes ago from web

Delta spokeswoman says passenger was “verbally disruptive” and the crew requested that law enforcement meet the aircraft 17 minutes ago from web

But plane apparently landed safely and passengers are deplaning now, more coming 18 minutes ago from web

Airline spokesman to CNN: ‘Northwest Flight 253 from Amsterdam requested emergency assistance … pulled aside upon arrival in Detroit.” 19 minutes ago from web

Breaking news: Another Northwest plane has been surrounded by police at Detroit airport after passenger disruption, per @stevebruskcnn 19 minutes ago from web

Refresh for updates below:

 




Here’s the CNN live report:



And again, CNN on the FBI all-clear:



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