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United Airlines flight to Chicago returned to Raleigh-Durham
International Airport shortly after takeoff Wednesday morning, after an
altercation broke out between two flight attendants.
“Our law
enforcement team was notified by the tower that the captain had
requested law enforcement to meet the aircraft,” said Mindy Hamlin, RDU
spokeswoman. “The aircraft had gotten about 50 miles out when he
reported a possible assault on the aircraft.”
United Flight 1214, a Boeing 737-800 with 52 passengers, departed for Chicago at 6 a.m. and returned to RDU at 6:40 a.m.
Airport
police officers determined that no assault had taken place and no blows
were exchanged, Hamlin said. They made no arrests.
“One flight
attendant had crossed their leg and accidentally brushed the other
person, and it was not intentional,” Hamlin said. “It appears there was a
disagreement before that, that became elevated.”
The two
attendants were removed from the plane and replaced with other
employees. The flight continued to Chicago O’Hare after a three-hour
delay.
“No charges were filed, and we will conduct our own
internal review, and we of course apologize to our customers,” United
spokeswoman Christen David said.
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