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F-16s Scrambled For Airline Diverted To DIA In Passenger Disturbance

DENVER (CBS4)- Two F-16s out of Buckley Air Force Base were scrambled to shadow an airliner to Denver International Airport on Friday night in response to a passenger disturbance that caused the flight to be diverted to Denver.

The Condor flight was en route from Las Vegas to Frankfurt International Airport in Germany when a passenger on board was reportedly getting unruly. The flight was over Wyoming about 6 p.m. when it was diverted to DIA.

The plane landed at 6:40 p.m. and a passenger was escorted off the plane by Denver Police, TSA and FBI.

Law enforcement sources told CBS4 that a female European model was on board the flight when she requested her pet that was being kept with the other animals. She claimed it was her "comfort cat" and wanted the animal brought to her.

She apparently became unruly with the flight crew and the pilot declared an emergency and landed at DIA.

The woman was being questioned by authorities.

All the passengers had to exit the plane at DIA and received accommodations for the night. The plane is scheduled to take off from DIA on Saturday evening.

The FBI said, "The disturbance aboard the flight was deemed a customer service issue and not a life-threatening matter and the airline handled the matter according to their policy for customer service related matters. No arrest was made."

It is unclear whether the passenger who caused the disturbance will be allowed to continue to Frankfurt.

One passenger tweeted out her frustrations with landing in Denver.

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