United Airlines flight 2092 from Chicago O’Hare to New York LaGuardia diverted to Pittsburgh on Saturday with a possible bomb on board. The Boeing 737 MAX squawked 7700 for an emergency. Passengers were told to “brace brace brace” for an emergency landing, and told not to get anything out of the overhead bins. They stopped at the end of the runway. Everyone was told to get off the aircraft and run, according to a passenger on board.
United Airlines flight diverts to Pittsburgh and evacuates on the taxiway. @KDKA @WPXI @WTAE pic.twitter.com/0X2hslpOGK
— Mike Christ Jr (@MChrist6919) April 18, 2026
Here’s a reported first hand account.
I was on board. Diverted for emergency landing. Had us brace brace brace. Said don’t get anything from overhead. Not worth our lives. Landed. Stopped on end of runway right away. Got out on wing and jump Told to Run. Saw thr bomb truck. Awaiting instructions
This is the pilot talking to air traffic control:
Hey, we got an issue up here. We’re getting a sequential feeding suspected item on board. We’re going to have to start treating this as a potential bomb. …Yeah, it’s a beepy noise, sequential one beat per second.
And this is the ACARS message they sent:
— Mike Christ Jr (@MChrist6919) April 18, 2026
Emergency responders addressed the aircraft quickly.
00:00 all passengers have been evacuated.
00:03 We have EOD on scene with us right now.
00:05 We’re going to be explaining the situation to them and we’ll be assisting with them.
00:12 Copy aircraft secure sitting on echo
00:15 All passengers are back.
00:16 EOD on scene.
00:18 Fire command or off tower supervisor looking for an update on buses.
— Mike Christ Jr (@MChrist6919) April 18, 2026
There were no reported injuries. The incident is still officially phrased as a security issue and not an actual bomb threat.
Glad everyone is okay. That’s no joke.
@O’Hare Is My Second Home — You weren’t coming to visit this weekend, right? You’re always welcome, fine Illinois brethren. We’ve had beautiful spring conditions this past week, too.
The FAA and all agencies need to really start treating this problematic behavior with jail time. People will not learn and will not take these situations seriously without any consequences.
We have a situation where everyone is scared. Why don’t tell them to run and create even more panic?