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-Lurid Crime Tales-
United Airlines passenger attempts to enter cockpit, open exit doors during takeoff
2023-09-10
[FoxBusinessNews] United Airlines flight 1641 was preparing to depart from Chicago O'Hare for Los Angeles (LAX) Friday night.
Nuts, drunk, or another case of Sudden Jihad Syndrome?
A passenger on a United Airlines flight Chicago to Los Angeles was arrested Friday after trying to enter the cockpit and open the exit doors, the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed to Fox News Digital.

In a statement, the FAA said that United Airlines flight 1641 was forced to return to the gate at Chicago O'Hare International Airport after a passenger disrupted takeoff plans Friday at 9 p.m. CT.

Limited details were immediately available, but the FAA said the unruly passenger unsuccessfully tried to enter the cockpit and open the exit doors.

Law enforcement was waiting for the passenger upon the Boeing 737's return to the gate.

United Airlines echoed the FAA's statement, saying that the flight continued to Los Angeles International Airport once the unruly passenger was arrested.

The Chicago police and TSA did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Posted by:Skidmark

#3  Some(one?) of the passengers should have beat the guy senseless then had a fat woman sit on him.
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-09-10 23:04  

#2  maybe should have tasered passenger, then bound and gagged him and went to destination and dropped him to law enforcement there
Posted by: lord garth    2023-09-10 18:17  

#1  More from another source:
The shortlived incident was, however, enough for United to relay a so-called Level 4 threat to a number of its aircraft which were flying at the time.

A Level 4 threat is the most serious threat level and denotes an attempted or actual breach of the flight deck. Some United flights were reportedly put into lockdown, and additional security arrangements were put in place to secure the flight deck against intruders.
Posted by: Gromble Dribble4342   2023-09-10 11:10  

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