Flight from Tokyo diverted to Seattle: Passenger opens emergency exit
Flight from Tokyo diverted to Seattle: Passenger opens emergency exit
A flight from Tokyo to Houston had to be diverted to Seattle on Saturday, since a passenger tried to open an emergency exit door during the flight, according to the FBI authority and a spokesman for the port of Seattle.
Details of the incident
The flight staff and the other passengers were able to control the passenger in question before he was taken to the hospital for medical examination, the FBI reported in a statement. The flight with all Nippon Airways, known as flight 114, started at Haneda Airport in Japan and was on the way to George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. The diversion was due to a "restless passenger", as the airline announced.
landing in Seattle
The flight had been in the air for about 10 hours when it ended up at 4 a.m. on the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, as the traceacilization website Flightsware reported. "The police of the Seattle pharmaceutical was called on the basis of reports on a passenger, who tried to open the starting doors during the flight," spokesman Chris Guizlo told CNN on Sunday. No injuries among the remaining passengers and the crew were reported, Guizlo added.
unrest on the Tarmac
When arriving in Seattle, another passenger showed restless behavior than the plane was on the Tarmac. The passenger was frustrated by the diversion and hit the toilet door, the FBI reported. This person was removed due to their restless behavior before the plane took off again to Houston. Guizlo made it clear: "This was not related to the previous incident, and the passenger was asked out of the plane without further incidents."
A look at rising in-flight disorders
In recent years, in-flight disturbances have increased significantly. A similar incident in which a flight from Bali to Melbourne had to reverse due to a restless passenger occurred in April. A passenger tried to open the door of the aircraft during the overflight over the Indian Ocean.
In the United States, the FAA pursues a Null- tolerance policy Compared to restless behavior of passengers in 2021 achieved a record with almost 6,000 reported incidents. Although the reports have decreased significantly since then, there were still more than 2,000 incidents in 2023. The FAA initiated more than 400 enforcement measures and imposed fines of $ 7.5 million against restless passengers.
a worrying trend
In November last year, a restless passenger tried to open the aircraft's door on a Milwaukee flight, which led to injuries to a companion and caused other passengers to fix him with adhesive tape. "I want and must now get out of the plane," the man is said to have told a flight attendant, a report by the Dallas Fort Worth.
In addition, a man was charged last year after beating a passenger on board an United Airlines flight without provocation until blood flowed. Such incidents show the growing concern for security and behavior in the aviation industry.
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