Chicago police and the FBI are investigating after a woman allegedly shoved a flight attendant on a plane from San Francisco landing at O’Hare International Airport on Sunday morning.
According to authorities, a disturbance was reported on the flight as it approached the airport at approximately 6 a.m. Sunday.
A passenger, who recorded the incident on his cellphone, told NBC 5 that a woman stood up with her child during the landing, exclaiming that the child “had to throw up” and that she needed to take him to a bathroom.
According to witnesses, the woman then shoved a flight attendant who told her that she needed to sit down, and then paced back and forth yelling as pilots landed the plane.
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Chicago police were at the gate when the plane arrived, and a total of three individuals, including a woman, a 3-year-old child and a flight attendant, were taken to local hospitals for observation.
There has been no word of charges at this time, and Chicago police are coordinating with the FBI on the investigation.
