United passenger hospitalized after Tokyo to Chicago flight; Frontier plane has bathroom leak

A man on a United Airlines flight from Tokyo, Japan to Chicago was taken to a hospital after he had to be removed from the plane, officials said. The flight declared an emergency Wednesday afternoon, and the pilot told air traffic controllers it was a level three emergency, which the pilot described as the second highest level. Chicago police said the man was taken to a hospital for evaluation after the plane landed at O'Hare airport. No further information about the incident was available.

Frontier Airlines bathroom leak

A Frontier Airlines Flight 3566 en route from Denver to Detroit made an emergency landing at Chicago's O'Hare airport on Wednesday. Airline officials said the faucet in the forward lavatory sprung a leak, which caused water to flow along part of the aircraft floor.

Other Chicago airport incidents

Also on Wednesday, two private planes made contact at Chicago's Midway airport. The wing of a plane that was parking made contact with the nose of a parked plane, the Chicago Department of Aviation said.

Why it matters

The incidents involved separate flights and separate airlines landing at Chicago airports on the same day, with one passenger hospitalized and one aircraft affected by a cabin leak.

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Sources

• abc7chicago.com: United Airlines flight emergency: Unruly passenger hospitalized after being removed from plane from Tokyo, Japan to Chicago O'Hare - ABC7 Chicago
• fish4news.co.uk: United Flight 868 Crew Reports Level 3 Threat as Passenger Restrained

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