Video taken from inside the plane shows two men fighting before other passengers intervened during a flight from Oakland, California to Kauai, Hawaii on Monday. (Credit: @kauai.airBnB via Storyful)
Fumes in the cockpit of a flight to Hawaii forced the plane to return to Seattle Airport shortly after take off on Monday afternoon.
A spokesperson for the airline told FOX Business Hawaiian Airlines flight HA21 returned to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport after takeoff due to steam in the cabin. He was headed for Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport.
A Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A321 takes off from Los Angeles International Airport en route to Kailua-Kona on September 19, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images/Getty Images)
The captain declared an emergency to get priority handling and the Airbus 330 landed in SEA without incident, the airline said.
Medical and fire personnel met the plane at the exit and all 273 passengers and 10 crew members were safely disembarked.
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A Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A321 takes off from Los Angeles International Airport en route to Kailua-Kona on September 19, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images/Getty Images)
After the plane was freed, firefighters from the Port of Seattle boarded to investigate and found no smoke or odor, airport spokesman Perry Cooper told The Associated Press.
Flight 21 left Seattle on Tuesday morning in a new plane.
A Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A321 taxis at San Diego International Airport on August 24, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images/Getty Images)
FOX Business has reached out to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for additional details.
