United Passenger Allegedly Made Threatening Comments On Flight To Newark
The plane was met by Port Authority police after a passenger allegedly made threatening comments during the flight.
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The plane was met by Port Authority police after a passenger allegedly made threatening comments during the flight.
The airline said, beginning next week, passengers will be notified if their flights are close to capacity, and can either rebook or take a travel credit.
The Boeing 757 was headed to Los Angeles when it had to turn around shortly after takeoff.
After the leak was luckily spotted, the pilot of United flight 2251 was told to pull off the taxiway and head to a remote section of the New Jersey airport.
The flight, United Airlines 162 to Newark, was due to leave Glasgow Airport around 9 a.m. on Sunday. The trip was canceled after the arrests.
Anton Berg was traveling to Sweden to see his grandparents. The 14-year-old was making a connection at Newark Airport on Sunday when he was mistakenly put on a flight to Germany
The video shows a blond woman sitting in the middle seat on a commercial airline. She begins complaining loudly on her cell phone, saying the passengers on her right and left are overweight and she can't take it.
Passengers were back on the ground in New Jersey on Sunday night, after an in-flight nightmare left them stuck on the tarmac at a small airport in Canada for more than 15 hours, with no way out.
Two-hundred fifty passengers were back on the ground in New Jersey on Sunday night, after an in-flight nightmare left them stuck on the tarmac at a small airport in Canada for hours.
United suspended its pet-shipping operation in March after a French bulldog died after a flight attendant told its owner to put its carrier in an overhead bin and several other dogs were put on wrong flights.
The announcement comes after the airline mistakenly flew a German shepherd to Japan instead of Kansas and loaded another dog onto the wrong airplane.
The family of a puppy that died on a United Airlines flight joined animal rights advocates and lawmakers for a demonstration at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday afternoon.
The dog's owners say a flight attendant ordered the dog to be placed in the plane's overhead bin during a flight from Houston to New York.
It happened on a United flight Monday night from Houston to New York.
The dog died after a flight attendant ordered its owner to put the animal in the plane's overhead bin.
United says Flight 1551 popped a tire during takeoff from Newark Sunday night.
Passengers on a United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Honolulu were told to brace for impact after the cover of one of the plane's two engines came off mid-flight.
Starting March 1, passengers won't be allowed to fly with emotional support animals unless they can provide a vet's note confirming the animals pose no threat to other people.
Dexter the peacock had a ticket for a United flight from Newark to Los Angeles on Sunday, but the airline wouldn't let the bird on board, citing several reasons including his size and weight.
Port Authority police say they had to evacuate 44 passengers and three crew members from the Christmas Eve flight after the tires exploded on the left landing gear.
While there were no injuries, there were some tense moments at Newark Liberty International Airport Sunday when a United Airlines plane heading in from Germany blew some of its tires.
The injured woman, a 54-year-old Orange resident who works for United Airlines, was taken to University Hospital with a serious head injury.
A 16-year-old girl is speaking out after she says she was sexually assaulted on a United Airlines flight from Seattle to Newark back in July.
The plane was heading from Chicago to Paris when it turned around near Toronto and headed to Newark because of both a medical issue and a mechanical issue.
The Federal Aviation Association is investigating after a drone and a passenger jet nearly collided at Newark Liberty Airport.
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Monday's severe weather has come and gone, but that doesn't mean the system is leaving the area.
After a tranquil, warm weekend, more turbulent weather lies ahead in the New York City area.
Weather is tranquil and pleasant in the New York City area for Father's Day weekend as summer officially begins.
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Thursday and Friday will be First Alert Weather Days in the New York City area, with high temperatures and the chance for strong storms.
The owner of a New Jersey diner says World Cup matches at MetLife Stadium have been bad for business.
Monday's severe weather has come and gone, but that doesn't mean the system is leaving the area.
A man from New Jersey was charged after he allegedly hit and killed two teen pedestrians in Townsend, Delaware, over the weekend.
After a tranquil, warm weekend, more turbulent weather lies ahead in the New York City area.
Traffic will be impacted in Midtown Manhattan as the city initiates shuttle bus corridors and street closures to accommodate World Cup ticketholders.
All three candidates backed by NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani were projected to win their Democratic primaries Tuesday night.
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Firefighters in Hempstead used a ladder truck to free a seagull that got tangled in a rope above a busy street.
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An off-duty EMT jumped into action at the Knicks parade Thursday when a man appeared to be suffering from an overdose.
New York broadcast giant Bill Ritter announced Friday he is stepping down from the WABC anchor desk after being diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer's.
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New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is urging people to donate blood ahead of the summer months.
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