US flight issued ‘hijack alert’ after passenger ‘tried storming cockpit’

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The passenger incident unfolded on board a United Airlines flight (file image) (Picture: Gary Hershorn/Getty Images) Pilots issued a hijacking alert after a man tried to access…

Pilots issued a hijacking alert after a man tried to access the cockpit.

The incident unfolded on board a flight from New Jersey’s Newark airport to New Orleans on Monday.

United Airlines flight UA2174 had taken off as scheduled from Newark and headed south towards Louisiana when the incident unfolded.

Pilots of the Boeing 737 Max are said to have issued a level four alert, which is used for attempted or successful breaches of the cockpit.

The pilot’s message to other United aircraft said: ‘We had an attempted level four, no other details are known at this time.‘

The disruptive passenger was seated at the back of the aircraft with the crew for the remainder of the flight.

Despite the alert, the plane made it to New Orleans as planned, touching down shortly after 11pm local time before it was met by the authorities.

United Airlines confirmed it landed safely after ‘a disruptive incident involving a passenger on board.’

The suspect was identified as a 34-year-old Hispanic male, according to the Daily Mail, citing the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office.

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