US EditionDelta flight makes emergency landing after pilot says a passenger wanted to access the cockpit
Delta Flight 2557 returned to Houston after a passenger exhibited unlawful behavior and assaulted another passenger; the flight later resumed, arriving 90 minutes late.
- On Wednesday morning, the Houston Police Department received a 5:38 a.m. call about a passenger attempting to breach the cockpit as Delta Air Lines Flight 2557 pulled into Gate 32 at William P. Hobby Airport.
- Authorities say they have not yet confirmed whether the detained individual was the passenger involved, and officials have not released details or said if charges are expected.
- KHOU 11 crews at the airport reported a heavy police presence, a Department of Homeland Security vehicle, and a man in handcuffs while no injuries were reported.
- The flight was delayed more than an hour and then departed, with passengers continuing on to their destination, while KPRC has reached out to Houston Airports and Delta Air Lines for more information.
- The incident follows other cockpit-safety scares over the past half-decade, including a SkyWest mistaken-breach emergency in October 2025; commercial aircraft cockpits remain highly secured after post-Sept. 11 TSA upgrades.
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Delta Plane Forced to Turn Around When Man Starts Attacking Other Passengers
A Delta Airlines flight from Houston to Atlanta was forced to turn around and make an emergency landing after a passenger became unruly and began assaulting fellow passengers. One victim, John Lemastus, said the incident began about thirty minutes into the flight from Houston.
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UpstractDelta plane forced to return to Houston airport after ‘unruly’ passenger pummels man mid-flight: ‘Not mentally there’
Delta Flight 2557 flying out of Houston's Hobby Airport was re-routed back to the runway around 5:25 a.m. on Wednesday after a passenger exhibited "unruly and unlawful behavior towards other customers," a Delta Airlines spokesperson told The Post.
Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, Aaron Cooper, CNN A flight from Delta Air Lines from Houston to Atlanta made an emergency landing this Wednesday morning after a passenger tried to access the cabin, according to the pilot to the air traffic controllers. Delta Flight 2557, a Boeing 717 aircraft, had just taken off from Houston Hobby Airport when the pilot declared an emergency. Eighty-five passengers and five crew members were on board, according …
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