British Airways plane lands after passenger tries to enter cockpit

November 18, 2015 02:06

Massachusetts State Police said a drunken passenger on a London-to-Boston British Airways flight tried to open an exit door on the plane and was restrained.

Police said the incident is not believed to have a link to terror.

British Airways told state police that a woman about 30 years old tried to open the exit door today on Flight 213.

The flight landed about a half-hour ahead of schedule at Boston's Logan International Airport at 1:30 pm.

A spokesman for state police says troopers have taken the passenger into custody.

State police tweeted: "No known nexus to terrorism at this time."

In a statement, British Airways called the passenger "unruly."

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