Unruly passenger hospitalized after being removed from United Airlines flight from Japan to Chicago

United Airlines Unruly passenger hospitalized after being removed from United Airlines flight from Japan to Chicago By ABC7 Chicago Digital Team Thursday, November 12, 2026 1:10AM An unruly passenger was hospitalized after being removed from a United Airlines flight from Tokyo, Japan to Chicago, Illinois, officials said. CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man on a flight from Tokyo, Japan to Chicago was taken to a hospital after he had to be removed from the plane. A United Airlines flight declared an emergency for an unruly passenger Wednesday afternoon. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch Building partially collapses downtown Aurora, video taken by mayor shows 8 minutes ago 2 young students killed, 1 hurt after Amtrak train crashes into car on track in Western Springs 1 hour ago SS United States live stream: Historic vessel being be sunk, set to become world's largest artificial reef off Florida coast 32 minutes ago The pilot told air traffic controllers that it was a level three emergency, which is the second highest level. Chicago police said a man was taken to a hospital for evaluation after the plane landed at O'Hare airport. SEE ALSO | Frontier Airlines plane makes emergency landing at O'Hare airport for bathroom flooding, video shows No further information about the incident was available. Report a correction or typo Copyright © 2026 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved. Related Topics TRAVEL CHICAGO O'HARE UNITED AIRLINES JAPAN FLIGHT EMERGENCY DePaul study O'Hare lagging other airports for terminal upgrades Bronx man accused of bomb threat on Newark-to-New Orleans flight O'Hare taxi times among longest in US; United CEO urges staffing boost FTC orders several companies to share how they use personal data to set prices and pay Watch Live ON NOW Building partially collapses in Aurora, video taken by mayor shows 8 minutes ago 2 young students killed, 1 hurt after train, car crash in west suburbs 1 hour ago SS United States live updates: Ship slowly sinking off Florida coast 32 minutes ago At least 2 dead, multiple injured after building collapses in Brooklyn: Mayor 12 minutes ago Frontier plane bathroom issue forces O'Hare emergency landing: VIDEO