'Disruptive' girl causes flight with 4 congressmen to divert: 'We dwell in a fascist state'

[ad_1] <img class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="1dc51402dd3c5dbf650072f474d022c4" id="5e41a" src="https://www.conservativereview.com/media-library/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRoZWJsYXplLmNvbS9tZWRpYS1saWJyYXJ5L2Rpc3J1cHRpdmUtd29tYW4tY2F1c2VzLWZsaWdodC13aXRoLTQtY29uZ3Jlc3NtZW4tdG8tZGl2ZXJ0LXdlLWxpdmUtaW4tYS1mYXNjaXN0LXN0YXRlLmpwZz9pZD02MjE3MzgwOCZhbXA7d2lkdGg9MTI0NSZhbXA7aGVpZ2h0PTcwMCZhbXA7Y29vcmRpbmF0ZXM9MCw1MywwLDU0IiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTc4NzQ5MDAxNn0.kfnIEsbp658t-TJL7s0pQD1fYKpFXuWJKcLrLAHZXPw/image.jpg" /> A Tuesday American Airways flight carrying a number of members of Congress was abruptly diverted over a "disruptive passenger."

'Legislation enforcement met the flight and eliminated the shopper, and the flight later re-departed for DCA, the place it landed usually.'

The flight took off from Phoenix Sky Harbor Worldwide Airport in Arizona and was en path to Washington, D.C. Roughly two hours and 41 minutes into the flight, the pilots diverted the airplane to Kansas Metropolis Worldwide Airport.

U.S. Reps. from Arizona Greg Stanton (D), Eli Crane (R), Andy Biggs (R), and Paul Gosar (R) had been passengers on the interrupted flight.

"Flying to DC rn to vote no on CR that fails to decrease well being care prices. @RepEliCrane, @RepAndyBiggsAZ & @RepGosar all on this flight," Stanton wrote on X. "We're making [an] emergency cease in Kansas Metropolis to take away [a] disruptive passenger. None of my colleagues is the disruptor. Freedom Caucus dropping its mojo."

Stanton thanked Kansas Metropolis police for "dealing with the scenario professionally and with out incident."

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Rep. Greg Stanton. Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photos

Adam Burtner, a passenger on the flight, responded to Stanton's X thread with a video displaying an unidentified girl being escorted off the flight by a police officer. Proper earlier than exiting the airplane, she acknowledged, "Sorry, of us. We dwell in a fascist state."

American Airways confirmed that the flight was diverted on account of a "disruptive passenger." Nonetheless, the small print of the incident are unclear.

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Rep. Andy Biggs. Picture by Kent Nishimura/Getty Photos

"On Nov. 11, American Airways flight 1218, with service from Phoenix (PHX) to Washington, D.C. (DCA) diverted to Kansas Metropolis (MCI) on account of a disruptive buyer," the airline instructed KSHB. "Legislation enforcement met the flight and eliminated the shopper, and the flight later re-departed for DCA, the place it landed usually. We thank our clients for his or her endurance and our crew members for his or her professionalism."

Burtner claimed that the girl stated she was eliminated for taking {a photograph} of one of many lawmakers.

"Since there may be some confusion on what she stated, it is as follows: 'I took an image of somebody they usually did not need me to tweet it.' (Image of a congressman aboard the flight.)," Burtner wrote.