US Airways A321 enroute on Jun 8th 2012, unruly passenger

Last Update: June 10, 2012 / 22:13:36 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 8, 2012

Airline
US Airways

Flight number
US-705

Aircraft Registration
N539UW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

A US Airways Airbus A321-200, registration N539UW performing flight US-705 from Charlotte,NC to Los Angeles,CA (USA), was enroute when a male passenger (29) got out of his seat and rushed towards the cockpit door with a lighter. Cabin crew intercepted the man and handcuffed him for the remainder of the flight. The aircraft, that had departed Charlotte one hour past schedule, landed safely in Los Angeles with a delay of 40 minutes.

The FBI said the man appeared to have been intoxicated and had been refused further alcohol. At some point he got out of his seat and was restrained for the rest of the flight.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 8, 2012

Airline
US Airways

Flight number
US-705

Aircraft Registration
N539UW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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