It began when a plane was taken to a remote inspection area after the flight crew called for police assistance.
The flight involved is Frontier Airlines flight 693 from Denver. The plane is an Airbus A 318 that departed Denver at 10:40 a.m. It landed at Metro at 4:22 p.m.
The ABC News National Security team is telling Action News that their sources say the flight was disrupted by two people have sex in one of the bathrooms. The FBI in Denver has released the following statement:
At approximately 3:15 PM EDT, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was notified of passengers allegedly behaving suspiciously onboard Frontier Airlines Flight 623 from Denver International Airport (DEN) to Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport (DTW). Out of an abundance of caution, NORAD scrambled F-16 jets to shadow the flight until it landed safely at DTW at approximately 3:30 PM EDT. Law enforcement met the flight, which was brought to a remote area of the airport. The plane was swept with negative findings and cleared at 5:15 PM ET.
A passenger sent pictures into the Action Newsroom showing passengers being taken off the plane and loaded onto buses.
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DETROIT -- According to officials, police a plane that landed Sunday at Detroit Metro Airport.Officials said the pilot of Frontier Airlines flight 623 from Denver to Detroit alerted the airport tower of an emergency on board.
IMAGES: Plane Met By Police At Detroit Metro The plane landed safely and was met by police.
Three passengers who were making multiple trips to the bathroom were taken into custody once the plane landed.Passengers got off the plane and boarded buses. They were taken to a separate secure location where they were questioned.Police determined the situation was not a serious threat, but were investigating.
Flight 623 left San Diego at 6:30 a.m. Sunday. It stopped over in Denver before finally landing in Detroit at 4:22 p.m.
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METRO AIRPORT (WXYZ) - A security situation at Metro Airport has been cleared.
It began when a plane was taken to a remote inspection area after the flight crew called for police assistance.
The flight involved is Frontier Airlines flight 693 from Denver. The plane is an Airbus A 318 that departed Denver at 10:40 a.m. It landed at Metro at 4:22 p.m.
The ABC News National Security team is telling Action News that their sources say the flight was disrupted by two people have sex in one of the bathrooms.
The FBI in Denver has released the following statement:
At approximately 3:15 PM EDT, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was notified of passengers allegedly behaving suspiciously onboard Frontier Airlines Flight 623 from Denver International Airport (DEN) to Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport (DTW). Out of an abundance of caution, NORAD scrambled F-16 jets to shadow the flight until it landed safely at DTW at approximately 3:30 PM EDT. Law enforcement met the flight, which was brought to a remote area of the airport. The plane was swept with negative findings and cleared at 5:15 PM ET.
A passenger sent pictures into the Action Newsroom showing passengers being taken off the plane and loaded onto buses.
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Passengers got off the plane and boarded buses.
Fox 2 is following breaking news at Metro Airport. Three people are removed by agents after a disturbance on this Frontier Airlines plane.
