Plane was flying to South America, had plenty of fuel to return to the starting point, and airspace wasn't closed in that direction (the only time I can think of a sudden widespread "land now or be shot down" issue was 9/11)
The flight wasn't covered by Chicago either as it was a diplomatic flight - the alleged search is a whole separate problem
The flight wasn't covered by Chicago either as it was a diplomatic flight - the alleged search is a whole separate problem