'Unruly' passenger forces flight to return to Hobby Airport, Delta Airlines says
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Key Points:
- Houston police responded early Wednesday to William P. Hobby Airport following reports of a passenger attempting to breach the cockpit on Delta Flight 2557 bound for Atlanta.
- The Boeing 717 aircraft, carrying 85 passengers and five crew members, took off at 5:25 a.m. but returned shortly after due to a customer exhibiting unruly and unlawful behavior toward others.
- The flight declared an emergency and landed safely, where law enforcement took a suspect into custody; no injuries were reported and charges have not been disclosed.
- Delta stated the unruly passenger did not make contact with or try to access the flight deck, and the flight later re-departed, arriving about 90 minutes behind schedule.
- Authorities and Delta