{"id":833800,"date":"2026-05-31T04:25:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T04:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/833800\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T04:25:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T04:25:10","slug":"united-flight-diverted-to-madison-man-tries-to-breach-cockpit-of-united-airlines-flight-2005-from-chicago-forces-hijacking-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/833800\/","title":{"rendered":"United flight diverted to Madison: Man tries to breach cockpit of United Airlines flight 2005 from Chicago, forces hijacking alert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">CHICAGO (WLS) &#8212; Authorities in Wisconsin told ABC News the unruly passenger on Friday night appeared to be confused and in a mental health crisis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">This comes as air traffic control audio revealed the terrifying moments in the sky that forced the pilot to issue a hijacking alert.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/watch\/live\/11064984\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24\/7. Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">It was a tense midair scare as a United flight 2005 from Chicago bound for Minneapolis was forced to change course after the airline said a 75-year-old man tried multiple times to breach the cockpit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The Boeing 737 took off from Chicago O&#8217;Hare International Airport on Friday night with 147 passengers and six crew members on board.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">But just before 9 p.m., the captain <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/united-airlines-flight-2005-chicago-minneapolis-diverted-madison-wisconsin-due-unruly-passenger-officials-say\/19197186\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">diverted to Dane County, Wisconsin<\/a> as five law enforcement officers on board struggled to subdue the man in the aisle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Mike Rundle snapped a photo from his seat and says the man seen in blue is not the suspect but instead was helping to interpret.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Five officers came on the plane, asked him to stand up, put handcuffs on him, and walked him out. We are taking this very seriously, and of course, you have to you never know the intentions of any person that might be trying to get into the cockpit of a commercial airplane,&#8221; Rundle said. &#8220;Somebody with the, some sort of device and a sweatshirt that said bomb squad walked by. We were going to have to go to the gate. So, law enforcement could sweep the plane.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">No injuries were reported. The remaining passengers resumed their flight after security checks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">The FBI is leading this investigation and told ABC News no charges will be pursued.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WLS-TV. 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