A disruptive passenger prompted an emergency landing of an American Airlines flight carrying four members of Congress to the nation’s capital. The flight was carrying Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ), along with Republican Reps. Eli Crane, Andy Biggs, and Paul Gosar from Arizona. The outburst caused the flight to make an emergency stop in Kansas City after taking off from Phoenix. “Flying to DC rn to vote no on CR that fails to lower health care costs. @RepEliCrane, @RepAndyBiggsAZ & @RepGosar all on this flight. We’re making emergency stop in Kansas City to remove disruptive passenger. None of my colleagues is the disruptor. Freedom Caucus losing its mojo,” Stanton said. “On a serious note, thank you Kansas City police for handling the situation professionally and without incident,” he added. On a serious note, thank you Kansas City police for handling the situation professionally and without incident. pic.twitter.com/crhr4yKUZg — Greg Stanton (@gregstantonaz) November 12, 2025 Daily Mail shared: Flight data showed the incident caused a delay of around an hour before the aircraft touched down in DC at around 9pm Wednesday. Stanton and his GOP opponents in Arizona were able to get to DC in time for the vote on ending the government shutdown, which the Democrats voted against. The House voted 222-209 to pass the Senate’s funding bill, which will restart food assistance programs for over 40 million Americans, and re-open paychecks for federal employees, including air traffic controllers. Additional provisions include increased security funding for officials and members of Congress, and reinstating workers laid off during the shutdown. The funding bill has been criticized by Democrats for failing to prevent healthcare costs from soaring. After the funding bill was passed on Wednesday night, President Trump signed it into law, marking the end of the longest federal government shutdown in US history. “We live in a fascist state,” the unruly passenger told others. Check it out: If you’d like to hear her parting words… pic.twitter.com/ZtXAWKEEYn — Adam Burtner (@Adam_Burtner) November 12, 2025 More from the New York Post: While it’s unknown what disturbance the unhinged passenger caused that forced the flight to make an emergency landing, American Airlines confirmed it was due to the actions of “a disruptive customer.” “On Nov. 11, American Airlines flight 1218, with service from Phoenix (PHX) to Washington, DC (DCA), diverted to Kansas City (MCI) due to a disruptive customer,” the airline told KSHB 41. “Law enforcement met the flight and removed the customer, and the flight later re-departed for DCA, where it landed normally. We thank our customers for their patience and our crew members for their professionalism.” Stanton said he was returning to Washington to vote against the Republican continuing resolution when the plane made the unscheduled landing. Meanwhile, the three Arizona Republicans on the flight have been advocating for ending the shutdown by approving the legislation.