"London's Metropolitan Police told Business Insider that officers were called to an aircraft, "following reports of a disturbance." They added that a 33-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of endangering an aircraft, damaging an aircraft, behaving in a threatening or disorderly manner toward an aircraft crew member, and two counts of assault. The Sun reported that a passenger punched a crew member before trying to open the cabin door."
"Following the incident, the same Boeing 787 was scheduled to fly back to Jeddah, operating Saudia Flight 120. It was supposed to take off two hours after Flight 119 landed, but was delayed a further three and a half hours, per Flightradar24. Initially set to reach the Red Sea port city at 10:55 p.m. local time, arrival was pushed back until 2:11 a.m. early Friday morning. Saudia did not immediately respond to a request for comment."
Saudia Flight 119 from Jeddah landed at London Heathrow shortly before 1 p.m. but stopped on a taxiway while emergency vehicles gathered and rescue stairs were positioned at a door. Metropolitan Police were called after reports of a disturbance and arrested a 33-year-old man on suspicion of endangering and damaging an aircraft, threatening or disorderly behaviour toward crew, and two counts of assault; a report said a passenger punched a crew member and attempted to open the cabin door. The aircraft's return as Saudia Flight 120 was delayed about three and a half hours, pushing arrival into the early hours. FAA data shows just over 1,000 reports of unruly passengers so far this year, indicating 2025 is set to have the lowest number of incidents since before the pandemic.
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