Delta Air Lines Flight Diverted to New Mexico After Passenger Tries to Breach Cockpit

A Delta flight from Los Angeles International Airport bound for Nashville makes an emergency stop in Albuquerque, N.M., after a passenger attempted to breach the cockpit on June 4, 2021. Courtesy of KOAT

LOS ANGELES—An unruly passenger who tried breaking into the cockpit of a Delta Air Lines flight bound for Tennessee from California was subdued by cabin crew and fellow passengers as the plane was diverted to New Mexico, officials said on Friday.

Delta Flight 386, from Los Angeles bound for Nashville, arrived around 2:20 p.m. local time at Albuquerque International Sunport, where authorities removed the passenger from the plane and took him into custody, an airport spokesperson said.