UA871 (SFO-TPE) 20 July 2023 Diverts Due To Unruly Passenger
Jul 20, 23, 10:24 pm
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UA871 (SFO-TPE) 20 July 2023 Diverts Due To Unruly Passenger
Anyone on it from FT?
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/...e=facebook.com
Can't believe it was a TPE flight...
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/...e=facebook.com
A United Airlines flight headed to Taipei was diverted back to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) Thursday evening, the airport confirmed to KRON4. The flight was diverted back to SFO due to an unruly passenger.
Flight 871 left SFO around 2:54 p.m., flew approximately two hours toward the Taiwan capital and flew two hours back towards SFO, according to FlightAware. The United Airlines plane landed back at SFO around 7 p.m.
Flight 871 left SFO around 2:54 p.m., flew approximately two hours toward the Taiwan capital and flew two hours back towards SFO, according to FlightAware. The United Airlines plane landed back at SFO around 7 p.m.
Jul 20, 23, 11:06 pm
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I was in Polaris. The guy was in coach. He kept coming up to Polaris during the initial drink service. Flight attendant told him to return to his seat. He walked back but then a few moments later, he's back up in the Business cabin. He appeared to be under the influence of something. Then the puraer told the entire cabin to return to their seats. He didn't comply. Then restrained him & returned to SFO. We are now waiting for a new crew & the plane to be refreshed.
Jul 20, 23, 11:11 pm
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I was in Polaris. The guy was in coach. He kept coming up to Polaris during the initial drink service. Flight attendant told him to return to his seat. He walked back but then a few moments later, he's back up in the Business cabin. He appeared to be under the influence of something. Then the puraer told the entire cabin to return to their seats. He didn't comply. Then restrained him & returned to SFO. We are now waiting for a new crew & the plane to be refreshed.
Slight correction - passenger was never restrained. FA asked myself and a few other guys to help with the situation to keep an eye on the guy.
Things calmed down once he got seated - IME, crew made the right decision to return. Just hope we make it out tonight
Jul 20, 23, 11:16 pm
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Come say hi if we go out - Im in 9A
Slight correction - passenger was never restrained. FA asked myself and a few other guys to help with the situation to keep an eye on the guy.
Things calmed down once he got seated - IME, crew made the right decision to return. Just hope we make it out tonight
Slight correction - passenger was never restrained. FA asked myself and a few other guys to help with the situation to keep an eye on the guy.
Things calmed down once he got seated - IME, crew made the right decision to return. Just hope we make it out tonight
Jul 21, 23, 12:53 am
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Anyone on it from FT?
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/...e=facebook.com
Can't believe it was a TPE flight...
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/...e=facebook.com
Can't believe it was a TPE flight...
Jul 21, 23, 1:00 am
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We were 2 hours in flight. Remember HNL is no longer a crew base for neither Pilots nor Flight Attendants. I actually would have preferred there as I'm from Hawaii. It's 11pm here in SFO and we are still on the ground.
Last edited by Live4Upgrades; Jul 21, 23 at 1:06 am
Jul 21, 23, 1:04 am
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They can recrew and operate with a 7 hour delay by returning to SFO vs 24 hour+ if diverting to HNL as they would need to deadhead a crew in and then let them get rest before proceeding onwards to TPE.
Jul 21, 23, 1:04 am
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Come say hi if we go out - Im in 9A
Slight correction - passenger was never restrained. FA asked myself and a few other guys to help with the situation to keep an eye on the guy.
Things calmed down once he got seated - IME, crew made the right decision to return. Just hope we make it out tonight
Slight correction - passenger was never restrained. FA asked myself and a few other guys to help with the situation to keep an eye on the guy.
Things calmed down once he got seated - IME, crew made the right decision to return. Just hope we make it out tonight
And they just closed the cabin doors so I guess we are about to push back!
Jul 21, 23, 1:38 am
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Jul 21, 23, 1:39 am
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Jul 21, 23, 5:32 am
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People can become "unruly" for a variety of reasons including side effects of prescription medication or mental disease. Aside from battery, assault, or grandstanding, I tend to think of these cases as medical emergencies undeserving of shame (or jail).
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