Summary
- Unruly passenger forced a United Airlines flight to divert to Bangor, Maine, mid-flight.
- Threatening behavior incidents have been on the rise since the end of the pandemic.
- Flight Attendants continue to receive rigorous training to respond to such incidents.
On March 1st, United Airlines 883 took off from London Heathrow Airport bound for Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). The flight was operated by N663UA, a 30-year-old Boeing 767-300(ER). According to the airline, there were 150 passengers onboard and ten crew members.
Just as the plane entered United States airspace, a passenger forced the plane to divert to Bangor, Maine. The aircraft touched down in Bangor at 09:56 and took off again around two hours later at 11:40.
Photo : flightradar24
The crew triggered a Level 3 emergency, which indicates life-threatening behavior according to the Federal Aviation…
