United flight from Chicago to LaGuardia diverted to Pittsburgh for 'potential security concern'

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Saturday, April 18, 2026 9:22PM
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CHICAGO, Illinois -- United Airlines said a flight that took off from Chicago O'Hare International Airport and was set to land at LaGuardia Airport was forced to land in Pittsburgh on Saturday due to a "potential security concern."

United flight 2092 departed Saturday morning.

The flight was diverted to Pittsburgh "to address a potential security concern," United said. Passengers evacuated the plane on slides.

No injuries were reported. There were six crew members and 159 passengers on board.

No further information about the exact nature of the security concern was immediately available.

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