A United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai was forced to turn around after the pilot forgot to bring a passport, CNN reported on Tuesday.
The flight, with 257 passengers and 13 crew members onboard, departed just before 2 p.m. but was diverted to San Francisco, landing just after 5 p.m., according to data on FlightAware.com.
“The pilot did not have their passport onboard,” United Airlines said in a statement. “We arranged for a new crew to take our customers to their…






























