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Spirit Airlines plane headed to BWI diverted to Denver

Plane headed to BWI diverted to Denver
Posted at 4:50 AM, Jul 20, 2017
and last updated 2017-07-20 18:24:01-04

A plane headed to Baltimore from Oakland, Calif. made an emergency landing in Denver.

According to the Denver Post, a spokesperson for the Denver International Airport said Spirit Airlines flight NK 576 was diverted because of a possible disturbance on board.

Both Denver police and the FBI met the plane at the gate to investigate.

The plane will resume its flight to Baltimore at noon (MDT) Thursday. It is set to arrive around 5:28 p.m. (EST).

ABC2 will update this story as more information becomes available.