An image taken on board appeared to show a man in a blue shirt being escorted off the aircraft by several police officers.
A United Airlines flight has been forced to make an emergency landing after an “unruly passenger” allegedly tried to storm the cockpit.
United UA2005 had left Chicago and was half way into its journey to Minneapolis on Friday night when it diverted to Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wisconsin.
The emergency landing came after an individual on board became disruptive, according to airline officials. Several passengers claimed on social media that the flier was ranting in Russian and there was a mid-flight struggle.
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