1.   To speed things up, the sister and officers drove to El Paso and the plane diverted to the border city.

2.   After circling briefly in a holding pattern, the U.N. planes finally diverted to another airport.

3.   Crew members thought he was suffering an epileptic fit and the plane diverted to Shannon.

4.   Her mother Surbjit went into labor in mid-air on an Air Canada flight from London last week, causing the plane to divert its route and land in Glasgow.

5.   It was not clear why the plane was ordered diverted to Kandahar, the headquarters of the Taliban religious militia.