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A New York to Tel Aviv flight puts three hours back into flight after a passenger gets into a shouting match with crew while using the bathroom
A United Airlines flight from Newark, New Jersey, to Tel Aviv turned back three hours after takeoff
Others say a passenger refused to get up from an airline stewardess seat
The airline said it returned ‘shortly after take-off due to passenger malfunction’
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A flight to Israel was turned back three hours after takeoff because a passenger refused to get up from the flight attendant’s seat while waiting for the bathroom.
The airline confirmed that United Airlines Flight 90 was en route to Tel Aviv from New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday morning when it turned.
The plane took off from Newark just after midnight at 12:48 a.m., in the early hours of Sunday, and landed there at 6:28 a.m., according to data from FlightAware.
United said the “disturbing” passenger was escorted off the plane first but all other passengers also had to disembark as the flight needed to be rescheduled.
A new flight was set for Sunday evening and the passengers eventually arrived in Tel Aviv just after 6 a.m. on Monday morning.
A passenger who sat in an airline cabin crew seat caused a United Airlines flight to Tel Aviv, Israel to roll back three hours
United Airlines Flight 90 is turning back after having already traveled nearly three hours across the Atlantic. shows its path
One passenger told an Israeli website Ynet that a man wanted to use the bathroom, but as none were free, he took a seat reserved for the cabin crew.
When the flight attendant raised her voice at the man and told him to get off the seat, he shouted again and didn’t get off the seat.
“The crew told him that if he didn’t return to his seat, the plane would return to New York,” an eyewitness told Ynet.
The runaway passenger didn’t believe the threat, she said, so he stayed in the seat, but to everyone’s surprise, a crew member followed by instructing the pilot to turn.
The witness also said that the passengers were not notified of the change of course and were surprised to see that the plane had changed course.
“Nobody bothered to tell us,” she said. “We just noticed it on the map showing our flight path and when we landed, we saw the police waiting for the plane.”
The vandalized man was seen talking to other passengers after the flight returned to New Jersey
A video taken by a passenger shows the moment the unidentified man was escorted off the plane, carrying his hand luggage.
Another video, recorded by passenger Jeff Hunt, shows the man talking about the incident with a group of people at Newark Airport as everyone is waiting to collect their baggage.
Hunt recounted his experience on Twitter and commented on the fact that the man was walking around the airport.
The man who disrupted a flight to Tel Aviv and was forced to return to Newark wasn’t even arrested. Just wondering the airport is pleading its case. unbelievable.
He added in a subsequent tweet: “The man who forced our plane to turn halfway over the Atlantic continues to make his case. Allegedly, all he did was raise his voice in frustration over the flight delay. No violence. Also, no regrets for delaying anyone else’s travel.
United Airlines provided a statement to DailyMail.com, which read: ‘United Flight 90 traveling from Newark to Tel Aviv returned to Newark shortly after take-off due to a disruptive passenger.
Law enforcement met the plane and removed the passenger. A new flight was scheduled to depart Sunday evening.
United Airlines flight to Israel turns back three hours into flight