The plane was forced to divert to San Francisco as a result Getty A United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to China had to ...

A United Airlines Boeing 787 jetliner flying from Los Angeles to Shanghai had to turn around ... pilot’s “very frustrated voice” over the intercom, saying he “forgot (his) passport ...

Two hours into the flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai, the United Airlines 787 pulled a U-turn and was redirected to San Francisco.

A United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai was forced to turn around midair Saturday after a pilot ... “forgot (his) passport.” This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: A pilot forgot ...

He told Metro: ‘After 10 minutes, there was an announcement by captain that one of the pilot forgot the passport at home and they decided to turn the plane back to SFO.’ As compensation ...

A United Airlines plane had to turn around while en route from Los Angeles to Shanghai, for one seriously frustrating reason ...

(CNN) — A United Airlines 787 flying from Los Angeles to China had to turn ... the plane turned around and headed for San Francisco, where it landed around 5 p.m., according to the website FlightAware ...

A United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai was forced to turn around midair Saturday after a pilot realized he had forgotten his passport, delaying passengers by several hours.

(CNN) — A United Airlines 787 flying from Los Angeles to China had to turn around this weekend after it was ... “The pilot did not have their passport onboard,” United said in a statement.