United Airlines flight 1837 declares emergency after passenger tries to enter cockpit
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Updated · Hindustan Times · May 3
United Airlines flight 1837 declares emergency after passenger tries to enter cockpit
9 articles · Updated · Hindustan Times · May 3
The incident happened as the flight arrived at Newark Liberty International Airport around 6pm Saturday, where Port Authority Police detained a 48-year-old man and took him for psychiatric evaluation.
United said local law enforcement met the aircraft on arrival and praised the crew's response; no injuries were reported, though the passenger could face federal charges and FAA civil penalties.
The episode follows a similar February incident on a Delta flight from Houston to Atlanta, underscoring the FAA's zero-tolerance stance on assaults or interference involving flight crews.
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