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Delta flight makes emergency landing after pilot says a passenger wanted to access the cockpit
Delta Flight 2557 returned to Houston after a passenger exhibited unlawful behavior and assaulted another passenger; the flight later resumed, arriving 90 minutes late.
- On Wednesday morning, the Houston Police Department received a 5:38 a.m. call about a passenger attempting to breach the cockpit as Delta Air Lines Flight 2557 pulled into Gate 32 at William P. Hobby Airport.
- Authorities say they have not yet confirmed whether the detained individual was the passenger involved, and officials have not released details or said if charges are expected.
- KHOU 11 crews at the airport reported a heavy police presence, a Department of Homeland Security vehicle, and a man in handcuffs while no injuries were reported.
- The flight was delayed more than an hour and then departed, with passengers continuing on to their destination, while KPRC has reached out to Houston Airports and Delta Air Lines for more information.
- The incident follows other cockpit-safety scares over the past half-decade, including a SkyWest mistaken-breach emergency in October 2025; commercial aircraft cockpits remain highly secured after post-Sept. 11 TSA upgrades.
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Unruly passenger detained after incident on Delta flight, police say
Cars make their way to Hobby Airport in Houston on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images (HOUSTON) — A man has been detained by police after allegedly exhibiting “unruly and unlawful behavior towards other customers” that caused a flight to return to Houston shortly after taking off, according to Delta Airlines and law enforcement. The flight, departing from William P. Hobby Airport, was headed to Hartsfield…
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Boston HeraldHOUSTON (AP) — A plane returned to a Houston airport shortly after takeoff early Wednesday morning due to a disruptive passenger, authorities said. Reports indicated that a passenger on flight 2557 from Houston's Hobby Airport to Atlanta had attempted to break into the cockpit, but this was not the case, Delta Air Lines said in a statement. The airline said the passenger did exhibit "disruptive and illegal behavior toward other customers" and th…
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