Intoxicated teenager causes disturbance on United Airlines flight: officials

Sunday, January 7, 2024
CHICAGO -- An intoxicated teenager, who was on board a United Airlines flight, was taken into police custody on Saturday, officials said.

The 17-year-old was causing a disturbance on the flight from San Antonio, authorities said. The flight arrived as scheduled.
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Police removed the teenager from the airport and took them to Resurrection Hospital.

Further information was not immediately available.

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This story initially said the teen was on a flight from Newark to Denver that was diverted to O'Hare, based on information from Chicago police. That flight was diverted to O'Hare to address a mechanical issue, United clarified.

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