On the morning of this Sunday, December 8, 2024, a passenger tried to seize a plane that was covering the route from El Bajío, in central Mexico, to the Tijuana border and divert it to the United States, but he was detained and placed at the disposal of the authorities, reported the Mexican airline Volaris.
“Volaris reports that this morning on flight 3041, which covered the route from El Bajío to Tijuana, a passenger tried, through the use of force, to divert the plane to the United States,” the company said in a statement on social networks.
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According to the information, the crew acted in accordance with established safety procedures and, in accordance with protocol, so the plane had to be diverted to the Guadalajara airport, where the airline put the passenger “at the disposal and custody of the competent authorities.”
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Likewise, he reported that both passengers, crew and the aircraft are safe, He especially detailed that the passengers were protected to continue their flight to their final destination.
In the statement, Volaris pointed out that it has become an accusing party in a possible judicial process against this person, “to ensure that he faces the full weight of the law, to its ultimate consequences,” and regretted the inconvenience that such a situation caused to the passengers.
Until now No details have been given about the identity of the passenger or the reasons he had for trying to divert the plane to the United States.
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Source: https://www.noticiascaracol.com/mundo/sujeto-intento-tomarse-un-avion-en-mexico-y-desviarlo-hacia-estados-unidos-a-la-fuerza-cb20
