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United Airlines flight from Auckland turns around mid-flight over customer situation

A United Airlines flight departing Auckland for Honolulu returned mid-flight following an incident with a passenger on Saturday.

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United Airlines flight 916 left Auckland on Saturday afternoon headed for Honolulu when the airline made the decision to turn the aircraft around mid-flight. The decision came after what was described as a customer situation on board. No further details about the nature of the incident were provided.

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Passenger flight from New Zealand turns around mid-flight after ‘customer situation’

United Airlines flight 916 departed Auckland at 1.51pm on Saturday, bound for Honolulu.

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Stuff

Passenger flight from New Zealand turns around mid-flight after ‘customer situation’

United Airlines flight 916 departed Auckland at 1.51pm on Saturday, bound for Honolulu.

Read the full story at Stuff