A United Airlines flight from London to Newark was diverted to Bangor, Maine, on Friday due to unruly behavior from passengers. The Federal Aviation Administration classified the incident as a 'Level 3 Threat,' indicating life-threatening behavior. The passengers, described as drunk and physically disruptive, were removed from the flight. This incident follows a similar situation on an Emirates flight from Dubai, where a drunk passenger headbutted a flight attendant and was restrained with cable ties.
A United flight from London to Newark diverted to Bangor on Friday after the crew reported a passenger disturbance. https://t.co/XB6g06waYN
United Airlines flight to Newark diverted due to unruly passengers, FAA says https://t.co/m7618NZyxf https://t.co/DK9Uothcnz
A plane flying from London to the New York City area diverted to Maine on Friday and a pair of disruptive, apparently intoxicated passengers were removed, United Airlines said in a statement. https://t.co/JtqrYZDouB
A United Airlines flight from London to Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey was diverted to Bangor, Maine, Friday because drunk passengers were being physically disruptive. https://t.co/tHb7nhvRRP
A United flight from London to Newark diverted to Bangor on Friday after the crew reported a passenger disturbance. https://t.co/Ra4y6oUlN0
United Airlines flight to Newark diverted due to unruly passenger, FAA says https://t.co/V5UWepMYPm
A Newark-bound flight from London was diverted to Maine because of an unruly passenger caused a “Level 3 Threat.” According to the Federal Aviation Administration, a Level 3 involves "life-threatening behavior." https://t.co/zdqfeiFHKA
United Airlines flight from London diverts to Maine and two people removed https://t.co/wwoakec356
A similar incident took place on a United Airlines flight last March. https://t.co/IjwtH3Jmlc
A “drunk” and “extremely violent” passenger on a plane from Dubai was caught on camera headbutting a flight attendant, causing crew members to tackle him and restrain him with cable ties. https://t.co/u0GZ7Dznzy https://t.co/5CI0qFJ8ez
‘Drunk’ passenger hogtied after headbutting flight attendant https://t.co/8ZRshdfl3t https://t.co/Q6n4TzVD6p
Moment 'drunk' Emirates passenger headbutts an air steward https://t.co/m0M8B9R6vR https://t.co/MBCFUdbFAS