Compass Airlines flight CP-6054 made an emergency landing at Portland International Airport, Oregon, on February 13th.
The plane heading from Seattle, Washington, to Los Angeles, California, was diverted due to a disruptive passenger. It is believed that the passenger, identified as 21-year-old Douglas B. Smyser, kept walking toward the cockpit and had to be restrained.
The plane landed safely.
Ryanair flight FF-655 made an emergency landing in Madrid, Spain, on February 14th.
The plane heading from Glasgow, Scotland, to Malaga, Spain, was diverted after a fight broke out between two passengers.
The plane landed safely. Police escorted out and detained one passenger.
EasyJet flight EZY-1805 made an emergency landing at Edinburgh Airport, Scotland, on January 28th.
The plane heading from Manchester, England, to Keflavik, Iceland, was diverted due to a disruptive passenger.
The plane landed uneventfully. The police escorted the unruly passenger out of the plane.
A Jet2 flight made an emergency landing at Santiago de Compostela Airport, Spain, on January 12th.
The plane heading from Tenerife, Spain, to Belfast International Airport, Northern Ireland, was diverted due to two unruly passengers.
The plane landed safely. The disruptive passengers were escorted out of the plane.
A Transavia flight made an emergency landing in Faro, Portugal, on January 1st.
The plane heading from Eindhoven, Netherlands, to Tenerife, Spain, was diverted due to an unruly passenger.
The plane landed safely.
The disruptive passenger was escorted out of the plane by Portuguese cops.
Norwegian Air flight DY-7080 made an emergency landing at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Minnesota, on December 5th.
The plane heading from Oakland, California, to Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, was diverted due to an unruly passenger.
The plane landed safely.
The flight continued after the police escorted the disruptive passenger off the plane. He was taken to a local hospital.
Delta Air Lines flight 1156 made an emergency landing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 30th.
The plane heading from Portland, Oregon, to Atlanta, Georgia, was diverted due to an unruly passenger.
The plane landed safely.
The unruly passenger was removed from the plane and was detained for questioning.
Aeromexico flight AM-664 made an emergency landing in Guadalajara, Mexico, on August 27th.
The plane heading from San Francisco, California, to Mexico City, Mexico, was diverted after an angry “drunk” passenger started screaming and attacking the crew.
The plane landed uneventfully. The disruptive passenger was removed from the plane.
A Bluebird Airways flight made an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria, on August 14th.
Authorities said the plane heading from Budapest, Hungary, to Tel Aviv, Israel, was diverted due to a disruptive passenger.
The plane landed uneventfully in Sofia. The disruptive passenger was escorted off the plane.
Southwest Airlines flight 4519 made an emergency landing at Corpus Christi International Airport, Texas, on June 25th.
Authorities said the plane flying from Los Angeles, California, to Houston, Texas, was diverted due to a disruptive passenger.
The plane landed safely. The disruptive passenger was taken into custody.
Malaysia Airlines flight MH-128 had to return and make an emergency landing in Melbourne, Australia, on May 31st.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but had to turn back after a passenger tried to enter the cockpit and claimed that he had a bomb.
The passenger, identified as a 25-year-old male, Sri Lankan Citizen, was restrained before the plane safely touched down in Melbourne. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A Hawaii-bound American Airlines plane was escorted by two fighter jets on May 19th.
American Airlines flight 31 was heading from Los Angeles, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, when a passenger tried to break into the cockpit. The crew reported the disturbance, which prompted the Pacific Command to dispatch a pair of fighter jets for escort.
The passenger, identified as Turkish national Anil Uskanil, 25, was restrained and subdued before the plane landed in Honolulu.
“The aircraft is currently on the ground, and the individual who disrupted the flight has been detained,” the Department of Homeland Security said.
An Ethiopian Airlines flight had to divert and make an emergency landing at Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore, Pakistan, on March 18th.
The plane heading from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Beijing, China, was diverted after a mentally disabled patient attacked and injured his medical attendant.
The authorities said both passengers involved in the fight were Chinese nationals.
The plane landed safely.
A Middle East Airlines flight had to divert and make an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on January 11th.
The plane heading from Beirut, Lebanon, to London, United Kingdom, was diverted after a violent fight broke out between two passengers.
The crew were able to separate the two passengers before the plane landed safely.
American Airlines Flight 2542 had to make an emergency landing at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport in Lubbock, Texas, on September 22nd.
The plane heading from Ontario, California, to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, was diverted after a passenger started yelling and banging on the cockpit door.
The plane landed safely. The disruptive passenger, identified as 24-year-old Jerry Nguyen, was arrested.
The flight resumed with the remaining 143 people onboard.
ASL Airlines France flight had to divert and make a forced emergency landing at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, Blagnac, France, on September 14th.
The Boeing 737 en-route from Glasgow, Scotland, to Ibiza Island, was mid-air when an intoxicated passenger started causing disruption in the cabin, prompting the crew to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
The man was taken into custody before the flight continued to its destination.
United Express flight 3550 made an emergency landing in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 5th.
The plane heading from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Houston, Texas, was diverted due to an unruly passenger. Authorities said the male passenger caused “extreme concern for passengers and the flight crew”, as he broke out of toilet’s door and shouted in Arabic.
The plane landed safely in Nashville.
The man, identified as Mohammed Nasser Aldoseri, 26, was arrested.
An IndiGo flight had to divert and make a precautionary landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, India, on July 28th.
The aircraft was travelling from Dubai, UAE, to Kozhikode, India, when a passenger onboard started misbehaving with the crew and got violent.
The passenger was detained and is now under investigation.
A Compass Airlines flight had to divert and make an emergency landing at Tucson International Airport, Arizona, on June 22nd.
The plane, heading from San Antonio, Texas, to Los Angeles, California, was diverted after a male passenger made a threat to the crew.
The plane, carrying 80 passengers, landed uneventfully. The man was escorted out of the aircraft.
A Ryanair flight had to divert and make an emergency landing at Limoges – Bellegarde Airport, Limoges, France, on April 28th.
The Boeing 737, en-route from Liverpool, England, to Alicante, Spain, was mid-air when two drunk men onboard began fighting, prompting the captain to divert the plane.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 180 passengers onboard remained unharmed.
The two men were taken to a nearby police station.
EasyJet flight EZY8896 had to make an emergency landing in Bordeaux, France, on March 7th.
The Airbus A320, heading from Marrakesh, Morocco, to Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom, had to be diverted after a drunk male passenger tried to open an emergency door mid-air.
The plane landed safely. The man was escorted out of the plane by the French police.
The airline confirmed the incident and said, “easyJet’s cabin crew are trained to assess and evaluate all situations and to act quickly and appropriately to ensure that the safety of the flight and other passengers is not compromised at any time. Whilst such incidents are rare we take them very seriously, do not tolerate abusive or threatening behaviour onboard and always push for prosecution. The safety and wellbeing of passengers and crew is always easyJet’s priority.”
A Ryanair flight had to divert and make an emergency landing at Berlin Schonefeld Airport, Germany, on February 26th.
The plane, heading from London Luton Airport in Bedfordshire, England, to Bratislava, Slovakia, was diverted after six drunk passengers became aggressive mid-flight.
The six men were a part of 12-man stag party group from Southampton, led by 26-year-old groom-to-be Joshua Marriner. Some sources reported that the passengers became violent after they were refused more alcohol.
The plane landed uneventfully. The disruptive passengers were taken into custody by German federal police in Berlin.
The flight resumed after a short delay.
Alaska Airlines flight 769 made an emergency landing at Denver International Airport, Colorado, on February 9th.
The plane, heading from Logan International Airport, Massachusetts, to San Diego International Airport, California, was diverted after a drunk male passenger became aggressive and threatened the crew and other passengers.
The plane landed safely. The police officers escorted the man out of the plane.
The plane resumed the flight after a 45-minute delay.
An Austrian Airlines flight had to divert and make an emergency landing at St. John’s International Airport, Newfoundland, Canada, on January 10.
Authorities said the plane, en-route from Vienna to New York, was diverted due to a 35-year-old Israeli man who was showing disruptive behavior on-board.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
The unruly passenger was removed from the plane and was shifted to Health Sciences Center to be seen by a doctor.
Authorities said he is facing several charges including uttering threats and causing disturbance in flight.
United Airlines flight 1104 had to make an emergency landing at Vancouver International Airport, Canada, on January 9.
The plane, heading from Anchorage, Alaska, to Denver, Colorado, was diverted after the crew discovered a threatening message from a passenger.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 131 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police office in Richmond, British Columbia, confirmed that they took the suspect in custody.
