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A United Airlines flight from New Jersey to Costa Rica on Wednesday was forced to divert because of a disruptive passenger.
Flight 1080 departed Newark Liberty International Airport just after 8 a.m. ET bound for San Jose, Costa Rica, but landed at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia about two and a half hours later, the carrier said. in Chicago for FOX Business.
The passenger was removed from the flight. United did not provide further details about the incident, however, one Twitter user said the person “appeared unconscious” and was removed from the back of the plane by local authorities.
The flight left Washington for San Jose around 1:00 PM ET after being delayed several hours.
Unruly Airline Passengers: Flight Attendant Warns ‘You Just Don’t Know Where You’re Going’
| TICKER | Safety | The last | CHANGING | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAL | UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS INC. | 37.50 | -1.56 | -3.99% |
The disturbance rate of unruly airline passengers has fallen dramatically since the highs of early 2021.
United Airlines planes are parked at the gates at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, NJ, on July 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig/AP Newsroom)
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There have been far fewer incidents of unruly passengers in recent months, especially after the Federal Aviation Administration stepped up enforcement to reduce the spike in cases it was seeing last year.
