Flight Diverted to Alaska After Man Smears Waste Everywhere

Flight Diverted to Alaska After Man Smears Waste Everywhere
United Airlines planes sit on the tarmac at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco on July 8, 2015. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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A United Airlines flight was diverted to Anchorage, Alaska, because a passenger smeared human waste inside the plane, according to reports on Friday.

Flight 895 diverted on Thursday night, Jan. 4, as it was heading from Chicago to Hong Kong. The man smeared the waste inside several bathrooms. He also tried to remove his shirt and shoved it into a toilet, KTVA reported.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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