Madison, Wisconsin.. A United Airlines plane bound for Minneapolis was diverted to Wisconsin on Friday evening to remove unruly passengers, officials said.
“United Flight 2005 from Chicago to Minneapolis landed safely in Madison, Wisconsin to address a security concern with an unruly passenger,” an airline spokesperson wrote in an email.
Law enforcement officials on board the plane quickly restrained the passenger, according to Carrie Springer, spokeswoman for Dane County Regional Airport.
Deputies from the Dane County Sheriff’s Office met the flight when it landed and extracted the passenger. Springer said federal authorities are handling the investigation.
There were 147 passengers and six crew members on board the Boeing 737-900. No injuries were reported, according to the airline.
The flight continued its journey and landed in Minneapolis early Saturday morning.