A disruptive passenger forced a China-bound Delta Air Lines flight to divert to Washington state on Sunday, according to reports.
Delta flight 39 was en route from Los Angeles to Shanghai when crew members had to warn a passenger multiple times to comply with flight instructions, an airline spokesperson told KOMO.
The crew ultimately diverted the large aircraft carrying 271 passengers to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport “for the safety of the aircraft and passengers,” Delta told the outlet.
Law enforcement officers met the plane at the gate. It isn’t immediately clear what the passenger did to disrupt the flight or if they were charged upon landing.
The snafu left the world travelers to spend the night in Seattle, where they are expected to board a replacement flight to Shanghai Monday, the outlet reported.
The incident is the latest in a string of recent unruly airline customers. On Friday, a belligerent passenger who bit a flight attendant forced a Dallas-bound Qantas flight to be diverted to Tahiti.
Delta did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
