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A United Airlines flight from Newark to Tel Aviv was forced to turn around on Thursday after two passengers reportedly attempted to sneak into business class seats.
The spokesperson said the airline’s New York/Newark team “provided our customers with meal vouchers and hotel accommodation and have made arrangements for customers to complete their journeys,” following the incident.
One witness said two flight attendants approached the two passengers about90 minutes into the flightand asked them to show their seat assignment, according toThe Jerusalem Post. Rather than present their tickets, however, the duo reportedly became unruly.
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This is the second time this week that an international flight has returned to its U.S. origin due to an unruly traveler. On Wednesday,a London-bound American Airlines flightwas forced to return to Miami International Airport after a passenger refused to comply with the federal mask rule.
Spokesperson Laura Masvidal said in a statement to PEOPLE that the passenger in question was added to the airline’s internal refuse list pending further investigation.
“The flight landed safely at MIA where local law enforcement met the aircraft,” said the American Airlines statement. We thank our crew for their professionalism and apologize to our customers for the inconvenience."
Since the beginning of 2022,151 reportsof unruly passengers have been made to the Federal Aviation Administration, 92 of which were mask-related. Last year, nearly 6,000 unruly passengers incidents were reported to the FAA, with about 4,300 related to masks.
source: people.com
