Flight Attendant Fight Forces United Airlines Flight to Turn Back to North Carolina

A fight between flight attendants forced a United Airlines plane to turn back after leaving Raleigh, North Carolina.

Flight 1214 was headed to Chicago after taking off from Raleigh at 6 a.m., however it didn't make it very far as the captain decided to turn the plane around and head back to Raleigh because a fight broke out between two flight attendants. The plane landed back at Raleigh-Durham International airport at 6:40 a.m. where airport police entered the plane to deal with the situation.

"Our law enforcement team was notified by the tower that the captain had requested law enforcement to meet the aircraft," Mindy Hamlin, RDU spokeswoman, tells the News & Observer. "The aircraft had gotten about 50 miles out when he reported a possible assault on the aircraft."

Police were under the impression that there was an assault on board, but it turns out it was nothing more than a tiff. There was tension betwen the two flight attendants before the flight. When one of the flight attendants crossed their leg and accidentally brushed the other one, the tension escalated.

The police found that no punches were thrown and the fight wasn't physical, so no one was arrested.

The 52 passengers on board the Boeing 737-800 were probably not too happy about having to turn back. The flight was restaffed with new flight attendants and it took off to Chicago after a three-hour delay.

"No charges were filed, and we are conducting our own internal review. We apologize to our customers for the delay and are compensating them for the inconvenience," United spokeswoman Christen Davis said, according to the Daily Mail.

This isn't the first time that a flight attendant flight caused an inconvenience. Last week, an American Airlines flight was delayed four hours because two flight attendants couldn't get along and refused to work together. Passengers had to wait until the airline could find replacement flight attendants so the flight could take off.

Earlier this month, a Swiss Airlines jet had to turn back because two passengers broke out into a physical fight due to an issue over a reclining chair.