UA Flight 375 diverted to Denver

Filed in archive Flying high on April 25, 2006

United Airlines Flight 735 from Chicago to Sacramento was diverted to denver international airport last Friday. Apparently, one of the passengers tried to open an aircraft door. Luckily, he was subdued by passengers. He was later arrested.

Starwood Nut was there.

"I was in 3C on Flight 735 and saw everything that happend....and it was A LOT scarier to all of us in first than the news is reporting.

Situation started after meal was served and "Chronicles of Narnia had been on for about an hour (never will watch that movie without thinking about this flight). An hispanic man walked up to first, kind of shuffling with a hanging head and a slack expression. I looked up when he walked by, thought he looked weird but not weird enough to worry about. I went back to the movie and the next thing I know I hear our flight attendant yelling, "No sir, Stop that Sir!" and then "get away from there"! The passenger in 2D stated he could see that the guy had indeed been able to move the handle on the main exit door all the way over and that he could see the inner door lifting and moving a bit. The flight attendant rushed forward to push back on the door trying to close it. It was at that moment that some pretty cool guys in 1B, 1C stood up grabbed the guy and had him in want I think was considered a choke hold. 1D, another big guy (all 3 men who helped to subdue the man were a good size fortunately) was also helping to hold the guy down."

Can you imagine how the other passengers must have felt whle the scuffle was ongoing?! A lot must have been thinking it was 9-11 all over again. Very scary.

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