Wed Mar 26 01:14:04 UTC 2025: ## Pilot’s Passport Snafu Forces U-Turn, Delays Shanghai-Bound Flight
**Los Angeles, March 26, 2025** – A United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai was forced to make an unexpected return to the US on Saturday after it was discovered the pilot was missing their passport. Flight UA198, a Boeing 787 carrying 270 passengers, was already over the Pacific Ocean when the issue was realized, prompting a U-turn to San Francisco.
United Airlines confirmed the incident, stating that a new crew was arranged to take the passengers to Shanghai later that evening. The airline provided meal vouchers and unspecified compensation to affected passengers. The flight ultimately arrived in Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport around six hours behind schedule.
This incident adds to the global travel disruptions currently affecting air passengers, following a major power outage at London’s Heathrow Airport on Friday.
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