Flight 6469, a SkyWest flight, was compelled to declare an emergency and return to its point of origin airport on Monday after a total loss of communication between the cockpit and the cabin caused pilots to suspect a hijacking or cockpit invasion. The flight that was headed to Los Angeles safely landed at Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Nebraska, where it was greeted by law enforcers.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) subsequently attested that the occurrence was a technical failure resulting from a malfunction of the intercom system in the plane.

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Interphone Failure Results In High Alert

The event happened a few minutes after Embraer ERJ 175 jet Flight 6469 departed from Omaha. The pilots lost contact with the flight crew in the sealed cockpit imme

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