This could’ve ended up worse than what happened. An American Airlines flight carrying four United States Congressman was diverted on Tuesday due to a disrupter passenger. According to Rep. Greg Stanton of Arizona, the flight carrying the congressman made an emergency stop in Kansas City after a woman started to yell “we live in a Fascist state.” The New York Post reported the following details of the incident and what other Congressman were on board: A plane carrying four members of Congress to Washington, DC, to vote on ending the government shutdown was diverted due to a “disruptive passenger” who later declared to fellow flyers, “We live in a fascist state.” Rep. Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) posted on X on Tuesday that the American Airlines flight carrying him along with three Republicans from the Grand Canyon State — Reps. Eli Crane, Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar — was forced to make an “emergency stop in Kansas City” after an unruly passenger caused a disturbance following takeoff from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The flight had been in the air for about 2 hours and 41 minutes when it was diverted to Kansas City International Airport, landing safely around 6:15 p.m., according to FlightAware. A video posted by another passenger on the flight after the emergency landing shows Kansas City police officers boarding the Airbus A320 and escorting an unidentified woman off the plane. Watch the incident here: If you’d like to hear her parting words… pic.twitter.com/ZtXAWKEEYn — Adam Burtner (@Adam_Burtner) November 12, 2025 The Congressman flight isn’t the only American Airlines flight that was diverted this week. The Independent reported a flight from Washington was also diverted due to issues to its windscreen: A Washington-bound flight was forced to divert after the small 76-seat plane experienced an issue with its windscreen. American Airlines flight AA4435, operated by third-party carrier Republic Airways under the American Eagle subsidiary brand, made an unexpected landing mid-way through the flight. The Embraer aircraft was already delayed by two hours by the time it left Chicago at 9.30pm on Monday, 10 November, for a flight that usually takes just under an hour and a half. Halfway through the flight, data from FlightRadar shows the plane flew past Columbus, Ohio, but then proceeded to make a U-turn back to the city. A spokesperson for American Airlines said that the aircraft “experienced a mechanical issue with the windscreen and diverted to Columbus.” Instead of landing as intended at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), the flight “landed safely” in Columbus. “The aircraft was taken out of service to be inspected by our maintenance team,” the spokesperson said. “Customers departed for DCA on a replacement aircraft.” “Safety is the centre of everything at American. We never want to disrupt our customers’ travel plans and apologise for the inconvenience this has caused,” they added.