ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team 
Saturday, April 18, 2026 8:32PM
CHICAGO (WLS) — United Airlines said a flight that took off from Chicago O’Hare International Airport was forced to land in Pittsburgh on Saturday due to a “potential security concern.”
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United flight 2092 departed from O’Hare airport and was headed to New York LaGuardia airport Saturday morning.
The flight was diverted to Pittsburgh “to address a potential security concern,” United said. Passengers evacuated the plane on slides.
No injuries were reported. There were six crew members and 159 passengers on board.
No further information about the exact nature of the security concern was immediately available.
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