COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Military jets scrambled for a second time this week after a report that an intoxicated passenger on a commercial flight was disruptive and locked himself in a bathroom.
North American Aerospace Defense Command says two F-16s launched at 11:44 a.m. Friday after reports of an unruly passenger on AirTran Airways Flight 39 from Atlanta to San Francisco.
Stacey Knott of NORAD says the jets arrived over Colorado Springs Airport as the pilot landed there around noon. Colorado Springs police detained the passenger.
Airport officials say the Boeing 737 had 132 people on board.
On Wednesday, NORAD sent two F-15 fighters to escort a commercial jetliner bound for Hawaii back to Portland, Ore., after a report of a disruptive passenger.