LAX-Bound Flight Diverted; FBI Investigates

Three passengers questioned by the FBI about allegedly suspicious behavior aboard a Southwest Airlines jet from Indianapolis to Los Angeles were booked onto a later flight after the plane was diverted to Kansas City, the airline said Monday.

Southwest Flight 5929 was diverted to Kansas City International Airport at approximately 7:50 a.m. Sunday, according to a statement from Southwest Airlines’ headquarters in Dallas.

“The flight crew made the decision to divert to Kansas City in response to several passengers, who did not follow crew instruction upon takeoff, and continued to exhibit suspicious behavior in-flight,” according to the statement emailed to City News Service. No details were provided.

All passengers were taken off the plane, and the supposedly suspicious passengers were questioned by law enforcement. And, as a further security measure, the aircraft and bags were thoroughly checked before the flight was re- boarded, the airline said. The flight departed Kansas City at 9:20 a.m. and arrived at LAX about one hour behind schedule, the airline said.

City News Service