La Guardia ‘Security Incident’ Draws Emergency Response

Firefighters and police personnel converged on a plane that had traveled from Indianapolis and landed at La Guardia Airport on Saturday afternoon after a “security incident,” according to a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman.

The plane landed shortly after 3 p.m., and all the passengers got off board safely, said the spokesman, Steve Kulm.

The flight, a Republic Airways aircraft operating as American Flight 4817, declared an emergency and landed “in response to passenger behavior near the end of the flight,” a Republic spokesman, Jon Austin, said.

“Our crew responded to the situation in accordance with our procedures and with professionalism and a concern for safety of all aboard,” he said. “Law enforcement and first responders met the aircraft, and the passenger involved in the incident has been taken into custody.”

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/09/nyregion/laguardia-airport-plane-evacuation.html