A flight headed to Guatemala was diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport after a passenger tried to open a door while flying at 36,000 feet, according to an air traffic control recording.<\/p>\n
United Airlines Flight 1551 from Newark to Guatemala City had 145 passengers and six crew members on board during a chaotic incident caused by a person the airline called \u201can unruly passenger.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat door did the passenger try to open?\u201d someone can be heard asking at about 8:20 p.m. Thursday on an air traffic control recording via ATC.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cDoor 2L at 36,000 feet, and then assaulted a fellow passenger,\u201d someone replies.<\/p>\n @nbcwashington<\/a> <\/p>\n A Guatamala City-bound United Airlines flight \u2014 UA1551, operated on a 737 MAX 8 \u2014 had to divert to Dulles International Airport Thursday after an unruly passenger apparently tried to open a cabin door mid-flight. \u00a0 A statement from United said, in part: \u00a0 \u201cUnited flight 1551 landed safely at Washington Dulles and was met by law enforcement to address an unruly passenger. The flight was canceled, with a replacement flight added for Friday morning, and customers were provided overnight accommodations.” \u00a0 #AirTravel<\/a> #Aviation<\/a> #Dulles<\/a> #IAD<\/a><\/p>\n \u266c original sound – NBC4 Washington<\/a> <\/p>\n The Boeing 737 MAX 8 landed safely at Dulles and was met by law enforcement, United said. No one reported injuries.<\/p>\n Passengers were given overnight accommodations and were set to fly out Friday.<\/p>\n No information was immediately released on the passenger\u2019s name, any charges or a potential motive.<\/p>\n \tNews4 sends breaking news stories by email. Go here to sign up<\/a> to get breaking news alerts in your inbox. <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t