American Airlines flight 3444 made an emergency landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina for a 'disruptive passenger.'
The American Eagle flight from Jacksonville to Washington landed safely after diverting to RDU, where law enforcement took a passenger into custody.A plane made an emergency landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Wednesday afternoon because of a security concern involving a passenger.
It happened about 3:40 p.m. American Eagle Flight 3444 departing from Jacksonville, Florida, to Washington, DC was forced to stop at RDU. "Safety and security are our top priorities, and we thank our customers for their cooperation and our team members for their professionalism in managing a difficult situation," said Derek Walls, a spokesperson for American Airlines.
"The first thing you're going to want to do is make sure the aircraft is under control. Obviously somebody has to fly the airplane and somebody else is going to have to work the situation," Holloway said. "They train all the crew members for this specifically. It's not a fun training to do but unfortunately, since 9/11, it's a required training."
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