The flight was en route to Israel on Sunday morning when it turned around over the Atlantic Ocean.
A United flight that took off from Newark airport early Sunday turned around and returned to New Jersey three hours into the trip to Israel due to a disruptive passenger.
While waiting to use a bathroom, the man sat in a seat reserved for flight attendants and refused to move when asked by a crew member, according toThe man was escorted off the plane when it arrived back in Newark, the news outlet said United flight 90 departed from Newark at 12:48 a.m. Sunday and was back at the airport at 6:28 a.m, according to
. The flight was already about two hours behind schedule when it left, having originally been slated to take off at 10:55 p.m.United Airlines and Port Authority police didn’t immediately respond to requests for information from NJ Advance Media early Tuesday.
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