A "security concern" prompted a flight headed to Mexico from the Minneapolis region to divert to El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday, officials said.
More details about what caused Sun Country Airlines Flight 593 to make the unscheduled stop in El Paso were not immediately clear. The airline said the plane landed without incident.
The plane “diverted to El Paso out of an abundance of caution in response to a security concern,” it said in a statement.
All the passengers got off the aircraft safely and were being provided with overnight accommodations, it said.
The FBI office in El Paso said in a statement on X that it was responding to El Paso International Airport, but it released few other details.
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U.S.-to-Mexico flight diverts to Texas after 'security concern'
- by: Phil Helsel
- 03.06.25
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NBC News
- 03/06/2025
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