Delta 630 News Today

>> reporter: but the pilots had already called off the landing. >> you sent us around. delta 630s on the go. >> in all my years of aviation, ive never heard of a situation quite like this. what the controller was trying to do was make a little joke, but you cannot do that. i dont think it was a major hazard this time, but there could easily have been a major conflict. >> reporter: the faa tells abc news it doesnt believe anyone was put in danger but is investigating the incident. in a statement ...

That frightened everyone on board that jetblue flight from new york to las vegas over the weekend. a passenger losing it, yelling, even throwing punches at flight attendants. >> all of a sudden, this guy who was sleeping just woke up out of nowhere and started flipping out. >> everyones freaking out. >> reporter: the crew able to restrain him, but the flight had to be diverted to detroit, where he was taken by police to a local hospital. its just the latest example of a different kind of turbule...