The passengers were taken off the plane and questioned by law enforcement. The plane, which landed in Kansas City at 7:50 a.m. CT (1350 GMT), was re-boarded and it departed at 9:20 a.m. CT for Los Angeles, she stated.
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The flight crew said the plane was diverted after three men did not follow the crew’s instructions during takeoff and continued to display “suspicious behavior” during the flight, according to a statement from the airline.
Patton later described the passengers’ behavior as unruly. She would not be more specific. Following this, other passengers were asked to on board the Flight 5929 and the plane took off to its destination of Los Angeles, leaving behind the three suspected passengers. “That part of the debrief at the beginning, they had gotten out of their seats and had swapped seats in the middle of that particular section and that was something that created an issue”, Lee said. As a precaution, all passengers exited the plane and bomb-sniffing dogs searched the plane, but found no explosives. “I was really scared, I didn’t know what happening”. After questioning, the three individuals were rebooked to continue on a later flight.
The 100-foot LAX Gateway pylons at Los Angeles worldwide Airport are lit green on March 23, 2013.
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This has been third US flight for the day that had been diverted due to terrorist activity suspicion.
