United Airlines flight to Israel turns back due to unruly passenger

United Airlines flight 90 from Newark Liberty International Airport to Tel Aviv, Israel, turned back just hours into the trip on Sunday Apr. 23 due to an unruly passenger.

The flight was diverted back to Newark due to a disruptive passenger, according to United Airlines. The airline stated that law enforcement officials met the aircraft and removed the passenger. United rebooked the customers onto a new flight that departed Sunday evening.

Flight-tracking website FlightRadar24 showed that the flight reversed course less than three hours after departure. According to Israeli news outlet Ynet, the passenger sat in a seat assigned to crew members after finding no available bathroom.