A Tuesday American Airlines flight carrying several members of Congress was abruptly diverted over a "disruptive passenger."
'Law enforcement met the flight and removed the customer, and the flight later re-departed for DCA, where it landed normally.'
The flight took off from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Arizona and was en route to Washington, D.C. Roughly two hours and 41 minutes into the flight, the pilots diverted the plane to Kansas City International Airport.
U.S. Reps. from Arizona Greg Stanton (D), Eli Crane (R), Andy Biggs (R), and Paul Gosar (R) were passengers on the interrupted flight.
"Flying to DC rn to vote no on CR that fails to lower health care costs. @RepEliCrane, @RepAndyBiggsAZ & @RepGosar all on this flight," Stanton wrote on X. "We're making [an]

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