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The Shanghai-bound Boeing 787 was diverted back to the U.S. over the miscue.
A 54-year-old man declared, “I’m done with this bulls--t” before launching an attack.
Flight 5690 was one of three that diverted to Waco Regional Airport due to stormy weather.
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Flight 1544’s emergency landing in Newark is the most recent of many airline safety incidents.
The Boeing 777 flight to Dublin took off from Newark, New Jersey, on Thursday—and didn’t land in Ireland until Sunday.
No passengers or crew were injured on the Phoenix-bound Boeing plane.
The discovery was made when the aircraft arrived Tuesday afternoon at Kahului Airport in Maui.
Arlene Bunch is a California real estate agent, who blamed her behavior on a traumatic brain injury she suffered last year.
The woman was ultimately removed from a transport shuttle after United Airlines workers were informed she was causing problems.
“There was no loss of safe separation,” the FAA said, in a statement, as flight data shows another plane was just 1,000 feet below.
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