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[h=4]'Violent' passenger forces flight to return to Dulles[/h]A United Airlines spokesman says a flight headed from Washington, D.C., to Denver had to return to Dulles International Airport after a passenger failed to comply with crew instructions.
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A United Airlines flight from Washington D.C. to Denver was forced to turn around Monday night. People on board the flight said a passenger tried to rush the cockpit and may have said something about 'jihad' before they jumped in and tackled him. VPC
An image from KUSA-TV shows a passenger restrained on United Airlines Flight Flight 1074 near Washington, D.C.(Photo: John R. Ford)
WASHINGTON — A Denver-bound United flight returned to Dulles International Airport Monday night after a wild scramble with an unruly passenger, authorities and passengers said.
"We had a passenger becoming violent. No weapons involved. He's restrained by other passengers now, though," the pilot is heard telling air traffic control in a recording. "We don't know his mental health condition. Sounds like he's restrained for now. We just need to get on the ground."
The Boeing 737 with 33 passengers and a crew of six returned at about 10:40 p.m. ET, according to airport authorities.
United spokesman Luke Punzenberger said in an e-mailed statement that Flight 1074 returned after takeoff when a passenger failed to comply with crew instructions. He said local law enforcement met the aircraft at the gate and detained the passenger.
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Airport spokeswoman Kimberly Gibbs said the passenger was taken to a local hospital for evaluation.
Flight 1074 departed at about around 10:23 p.m. Eastern time. The incident began about 15 minutes into the flight, the airport officials said.
Cellphone video from the flight shows a passenger itelling the man: "Don't move. You're OK. We're going to get you off this plane, buddy." The man screams "Please get me up" after he apparently is pinned to the floor of the plane.
One passenger told NBC News that other passengers had to tackle the disruptive flyer after he tried to reach the cockpit and he made claims that he had a bomb.
John R. Ford told NBC fellow passengers checked the man for explosives and none were found. The passenger also repeatedly apologized, Ford told NBC.
Airport officials said there was no impact to airport operations. According to flightaware.com, Flight 1074 left Dulles just before 1 a.m. local time and safely landed in Denver just before 2:30 a.m. local time.
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