A Sun Country Airlines flight on Wednesday from the Twin Cities to Mazatlan, Mexico, was diverted to El Paso, Texas, due to what the airline characterized as an unspecified “security concern.”
Sun Country flight from MSP to Mazatlan diverted because of ‘security concern’
The move was taken “out of an abundance of caution,” the airline said.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
March 6, 2025 at 5:24AM
However, the FBI office in El Paso issued a statement late Wednesday that its investigation “determined there was no threat to the safety of the passengers, flight crew or the airplane.”
According to a statement from Sun Country spokesperson Wendy Burt, the airplane landed in El Paso without incident and passengers were provided overnight accommodations.
Flight 593, with 156 passengers, was scheduled to leave Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport at 11 a.m. But it didn’t take off until 2:21 p.m., owing to Wednesday’s heavy snowfall.
The flight was due to arrive in Mazatlan at 5:15 p.m., Pacific time. But the FBI was notified at about 4:15 p.m. Mountain time by its National Threat Operation Center that the plane was being diverted to El Paso International Airport, where it landed at 4:25 p.m.
The FBI conducted interviews “to determine the circumstances behind the reported security concern,” but didn’t say what the concern was.
The move was taken “out of an abundance of caution,” the airline said.
