(New York) A plane was forced to evacuate its 78 passengers “urgently” on landing, Saturday afternoon at La Guardia airport in New York, due to the behavior of a passenger who was arrested , the company chartering the flight, Republic Airways, said on Saturday.
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This aircraft, an Embraer E-175 that was from Indianapolis and was due to land at La Guardia, “declared an emergency and landed […] without incident in reaction to the behavior of a passenger towards the end of the flight ”, indicated the company in a message transmitted to AFP.
“On exiting the active runway, the plane stopped on a taxiway and carried out an emergency evacuation as a precaution,” added Republic Airways, adding that the “passenger involved in the incident was taken into custody ”.
When contacted, a company spokesperson gave no details on the passenger’s behavior. Contacted by AFP, the New York airport authority did not immediately follow up.
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