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Incident on Houston Delta flight highlights rise in unruly travelers, importance of new cockpit barriers

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HOUSTON – A passenger’s attempt to enter the cockpit on a Delta Air Lines flight departing Houston’s Hobby Airport early Wednesday is the latest example of a problem aviation officials say never fully returned to normal after the pandemic: unruly behavior in the skies. Delta Flight 2557 had just taken off for Atlanta around 5:25 … Read more

Delta flight makes emergency landing after pilot says a passenger wanted to access the cockpit

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Washington  —  A Delta Air Lines flight from Houston to Atlanta made an emergency landing early Wednesday after a passenger tried to access the cockpit, the pilot told air traffic controllers. Delta flight 2557, a Boeing 717 aircraft, had just taken off from Houston’s Hobby Airport when the pilot declared an emergency. Eighty-five passengers and … Read more