Mexican National Guard members detained a person Sunday morning after he tried to divert a home Mexican flight to the United States.
According to the Mexican Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, a person assaulted a flight attendant on Volaris Flight 3041, en route from Guanajuato to Tijuana, and tried to enter the cockpit.
Crew members subdued the person and the pilot issued an alert code to land at Guadalajara International Airport, the place the person was handed over to authorities, the Mexican Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection mentioned.
In an announcement, Volaris mentioned its crew “acted in accordance with established security procedures and protocol.”
The Mexican airline mentioned all passengers and crew members have been protected and the flight continued to its ultimate vacation spot.
The 31-year-old man is a Mexican nationwide who was touring along with his spouse and two kids, officers mentioned.
The Mexican Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection mentioned the person instructed airline personnel {that a} shut relative was kidnapped and that acquired a risk that he would die if he went to Tijuana.
Mexico’s Federal Public Ministry and Attorney General’s Office will oversee his case, officers mentioned.
