On Friday, November 8th, an aircraft carrying the Auburn Tigers basketball team was forced to turn around and land back at its departure airport. Allegedly, multiple players on the basketball team began fighting shortly after taking off. The fight caused a disturbance in the cabin, forcing the pilots to turn the aircraft around and land back in Auburn, Alabama , after just 40 minutes of flight time.
According to ESPN , the flight was grounded because of a "scuffle" involving two Auburn Tiger basketball players. However, the fight was broken up before it became anything serious. The Auburn Tigers basketball team would depart on a replacement flight later Friday evening.
These colleges all operate their own airports for flight training. In-flight argument A chartered flight carrying the Auburn Tigers basketball team was headed to Houston on the afternoon of Friday, November 8th. The Tigers play the Houston Cougars on Saturday, November 9th.
This is a huge NCAA matchup between the 11th-ranked Auburn Tigers basketball team and the fourth-ranked Houston Cougars basketball team that tips off at 21:30 EST. However, shortly after takeoff, a skirmish broke out between two players on the Auburn basketball team. WBRC in Alabama reported that just several minutes after takeoff, players in the cabin began fighting.
The plane requested an emergency landing. When the pilot was asked about the threat level after asking to divert the aircraft back to Auburn, the pilot stated, "We have a bunch.
