FBI responds after flight headed to Mexico diverts to Texas over ‘security concern’

A flight from Minneapolis to Mexico on Wednesday had to be diverted to El Paso due to a “security concern,” drawing a response from the FBI. Sun Country Airlines Flight 593 was forced to make an unscheduled stop in El Paso, near the US-Mexico border. The plane reportedly landed without incident, according to NBC News. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, was “diverted to El Paso out of an abundance of caution in response to a security concern,” according to a statement released by Sun County Airlines. All of the passengers exited the plane safely and were provided with overnight accommodations, the airline said. According to CBS News, which cited an unnamed source familiar with the situation, a passenger on the plane reportedly found a note threatening everyone on the flight. It was reportedly the note that forced the plan to land prematurely. "We are working with law enforcement to fully investigate the situation and assess the validity of the concern," Sun Country Airlines wrote. The FBI wrote in a statement on X that it was responding to a situation at the El Paso International Airport on Wednesday. “At approximately 4:15pm MST, FBI El Paso was notified by our partners at El Paso International Airport and the FBI’s National Threat Operation Center of a diverted airplane heading to El Paso, Texas, from Minneapolis,” FBI El Paso Special Agent in Charge John Morales said in a statement. The law enforcement office did say that its purpose at the site was to "assist our partners and ensure the safety of the passengers and the flight crew aboard the plane."<br/>