Hawaiian Air Flight Returns To Portland

Fighter jets scrambled because of unruly Hawaiian Airlines' passenger

Oregon Air National Guard F-15 fighter jets / Image via mcchordairmuseum.org

The Oregon Air National Guard scrambled two F-15 fighter jets after a passenger on a Hawaiian Airlines jet to Maui refused to let go of his carry-on bag and passed what was described as a "disturbing note" to a flight attendant.

Hawaiian Flight 39 was about 40 minutes into its trip to Maui's Kahului airport when, at 12:30 p.m. PST, the pilot reported a disturbance.

The two planes intercepted the flight at about 1 p.m. and then escorted it back to Portland, according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).

The Boeing 767 headed back to the Portland airport, landing at 1:16 p.m. Law enforcement officers met the plane upon arrival and the passenger was removed.

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