On Wednesday, October 28th, a man flying Hawaiian Airlines from Los Angeles to Honolulu attempted to open the plane’s exit doors during the flight. Crew members and an off-duty law enforcement officer were able to restrain the individual, who was subsequently taken into federal custody once the aircraft landed at its destination.
Flight details
The incident took place on Hawaiian Airlines flight HA3 from Los Angeles to Honolulu on October 28th. This particular flight was operated with an Airbus A330-200 with registration N388HA. Onboard flight HA3 were 194 passengers and 11 crew members.
The aircraft departed Los Angeles at 10:20 and had a scheduled arrival time of 12:50 in Honolulu. According to Hawaii News Now, sometime during the flight, an ‘unruly passenger’ tried to open the aircraft’s exit doors. Crew members jumped into action and restrained the man.
A struggle with cabin crew
From what was reported by witnesses, a struggle ensued.
A former resident of Hawaii by the name of Keenan Kurihara made the following statement to Hawaii News Now:
“I wrapped my arms around him and I tried to separate him from the door and the flight attendant, and in the process, the flight attendant was hurt because he was so determined to get out, or stay attached to the door handle,”