(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of KDKA Photojournalist Anthony Sichi, Caption for Photo: United Flight 2092 from O’Hare (Chicago) to LaGuardia (NYC) diverted to Pittsburgh International Airport.)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) According to authorities, a United Airlines flight from Chicago to New York City diverted to Pittsburgh International Airport on Saturday afternoon over a “possible security issue,” and passengers were forced to evacuate the plane using emergency slides. The Federal Aviation Administration confirms that United Flight 2092 diverted to Pittsburgh International Airport and landed safely around 11:45 a.m. Eastern Time after the crew reported this issue. A Boeing 737 departed from Chicago O’Hare International Airport and was traveling to LaGuardia Airport. It had 159 passengers and six crew members on board.  The passengers deplaned safely, and there were no reported injuries. The FBI expressed that the investigation into this incident continues.