A man who allegedly threatened crew members on an Orlando-bound Frontier Airlines flight that forced the pilots to divert to North Carolina appeared in federal court this week, the Justice Department said Wednesday. .
He was restrained by flight attendants and passengers. Because of the chaos unfolding in mid-air, the pilots diverted the flight to Raleigh-Durham International Airport.A Frontier Airlines airplane lands at Miami International Airport, in Miami, Florida, United States on June 16, 2021.A Frontier Airlines flight that was flying from New York to Orlando, Florida was diverted to and made an emergency landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina on Feb.
Upon landing, Ganter was taken to a hospital to be evaluated and then arrested by FBI agents. It was not clear what motivated him to make the alleged threats.