Water flooding on Frontier flight 3566

Alex Perez describes a Frontier flight that made an emergency landing at O'Hare after water flooded the cabin in midair. The opening footage shows water soaking the aisle during the flight from Denver International Airport. The pilots on board feared that the water would flood the aircraft electronics while the plane was in the air. The call heard in the coverage begins with Frontier flight 3566 calling Chicago Center and saying "Mayday, mayday, mayday". The flight then reports that the forward lavatory sink has sprung a leak and is spraying so much water that it is flooding the cabin area in the back. The crew says they are worried about electronics and asks to divert to Chicago O'Hare. A plumber on board is mentioned as jumping in to help. The aircraft is said to be making an emergency landing at O'Hare Airport.

United 868 emergency for unruly passenger

The segment then turns to another flight, United 868 coming from Tokyo. Alex Perez says that this flight declared an emergency for an unruly passenger on board. The call heard in the coverage has United 868 telling Chicago that the crew is dealing with a level three threat and asking to make it a declared emergency and "go direct" to Chicago O'Hare. Controllers ask the pilot whether the passenger is restrained, in what seat he is restrained, and whether flex cuffs are being used. The answer given is that the passenger in seat 40 Alpha is being restrained with flex cuffs, to the pilot's knowledge. The flight is said to be met by law enforcement, and authorities say that the restrained passenger was taken to hospital.

Passengers and authorities after the flights

The final part returns to the Frontier flight and the help received on board. Two passengers told ABC News they were grateful for the plumber who was on board and able to help stop the leak. The United 868 account ends with the restrained passenger being taken to hospital. Alex Perez is thanked by the anchor, David.