A commercial airline flight from Chicago to Hong Kong was diverted to Anchorage Thursday night because of an incident on board the aircraft.

The FBI in Anchorage confirms that it was notified that a United Airlines flight was involved. The United Airlines website indicated that Flight 895 was diverted to Anchorage and the departure to Hong Kong was cancelled due to "operational difficulties."

Staci Feger-Pellessier, the public affairs specialist and media representative for the Anchorage FBI office, said officials were notified that "an unruly passenger had caused some kind of disturbance" on the plane.

Lt. Douglas Holler with Airport Police at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport said the man, who's identity is not being released, smeared feces inside two lavatories on the plane and tried to flush his shirt down a toilet.

Lt. Holler said the man did not try to interfere with the flight crew and was cooperative when questioned by airport police officers and the FBI.

The man is not under arrest, according to Lt. Holler, and was being taken to Providence Hospital for a mental health evaluation.

There were no injuries during the incident, according to Holler.</s>Passengers on a Hong Kong-bound flight from O’Hare International Airport made an unexpected landing in Alaska after a man made a mess in two of the restrooms on the plane.

United Airlines flight 895 was diverted to Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska about 4:50 p.m. Alaska Standard Time, according to a spokesman for the airport’s police.

The flight was forced to land after a man defecated and made a mess in two of the plane’s restrooms, police said. He also took off a shirt he was wearing and tried to flush it down a toilet.

The flight landed in Anchorage about 6:30 p.m. and was met by local and federal law enforcement, police said. The man, who was in his seat and cooperative, was taken off the plane.

He was taken to Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage for a psychological evaluation, police said. He was not charged.

The plane was held for maintenance.

“United flight 895, traveling from Chicago to Hong Kong, diverted to Anchorage last night due to a disruptive passenger,” according to a statement from the airline on Friday. “We provided hotel accommodations for our customers and are working to get them to their destinations as quickly as possible.”</s>Passengers on a flight from Chicago to Hong Kong had a crappy time when their flight was diverted to Anchorage after a passenger “smeared feces everywhere,” KTVA is reporting.

United Airlines flight 895 from Chicago to Hong Kong had to be redirected to Anchorage Thursday, Ted Stevens International Airport Police told KTVA.

The man smeared the excrement inside more than one bathroom, took off his shirt and attempted to stuff it in the toilet, KTVA reports. He was cooperative when the flight landed in Anchorage.

The man was taken to Providence Hospital for a psych evaluation, and no charges were filed, KTVA reports.</s>ANCHORAGE, Ala.– A United Airlines flight had to be rerouted to Anchorage, Alaska Thursday night due to a passenger “smearing feces everywhere,” KTVA reports.

The flight was en route to Hong Kong from Chicago. Airport police told KTVA the man smeared feces inside a couple of bathrooms before taking his shirt off and attempting to stuff it into a toilet.

He wasn’t combative with anyone and was in his seat when the flight landed in Alaska.

The man was interviewed by FBI agents and airport police after the incident, according to KTVA. He was taken to a hospital for a psychological evaluation. The plane was grounded for maintenance.

No criminal charges have been filed.</s>Passengers on this plane will probably say they had a crappy flight.

A United Airlines flight from Chicago to Hong Kong had to be redirected to Alaska because of a passenger “smearing feces everywhere,” KTVA reports.

United Airlines flight 895 was diverted to Anchorage Thursday when an adult male smeared his poop within a couple of bathrooms on the plane. The man also took off his shirt and tried to stuff it into a toilet.

Following the incident, the man was reportedly co-operative with the flight crew and was seated when the flight touched ground in Alaska, KTVA reports.

FBI agents and airport police met with the passenger and had to be interviewed by both agencies.</s>A United Airlines flight from Chicago to Hong Kong was rerouted to Anchorage, Alaska, Thursday after a "disruptive passenger" smeared feces all over the aircraft, Ted Stevens International Airport Police said.

FBI agents and airport police met with the male passenger from United Airlines flight 895 to interview him about the poop-smearing incident. The adult passenger was "smearing feces everywhere" within a couple of the plane's bathrooms, according to KTVA. He thereafter removed his shirt and attempted to pack it into the toilet.

The disruptive passenger was reportedly cooperative with the flight staff as he remained seated when the flight eventually landed in Anchorage. The flight arrived at Anchorage International Airport at 6:22 p.m., according to FlightAware.com.

"United Flight 895, traveling from Chicago to Hong Kong, diverted to Anchorage last night due to a disruptive passenger," Charles Hobart, a United Airlines spokesperson, told International Business Times. "Authorities met the aircraft upon its arrival at the gate. We provided hotel accommodations for our customers and are working to get them to their destinations as quickly as possible."

No charges were filed against the male flier, who was taken to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. The Boeing 777, however, was grounded overnight for maintenance due to the excessive amounts of smeared excrement.

Further investigation into the incident is still underway.

This isn't the only feces-related dilemma to surface from an aircraft. A Delta Air Lines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Montana December 2017 to accommodate passengers who needed to alleviate their bowels after the aircraft's bathroom failed to function.

A representative for the Ted Stevens International Airport Police did not immediately respond to International Business Times' request for comment.</s>A United Airlines flight was diverted to Anchorage on Thursday night after a passenger smeared the inside of the cabin with his own feces.

United Airlines flight 895 from Chicago to Hong Kong was not even halfway through its flight when it was forced to land due to a ‘passenger smearing feces everywhere’, according to Ted Stevens International Airport Police.

Cops say the man wiped the excrement in along the walls in a couple of bathrooms before he then took off his shirt and attempted to stuff it into a toilet. The captain decided that the issue was enough to force a diversion and headed towards the Alaskan city.

The passenger was met by FBI agents and airport police as he was removed from the plane. He was then taken to a hospital for a psych evaluation and no charges have been filed according to reports.

The Boeing 777 ended up having to be grounded overnight whilst the aircraft was disinfected and cleaned up.

United Airlines has not yet commented on the incident.</s>What a crappy start to the new year for United Airlines! Flight 895 departing from Chicago that was scheduled to arrive in Hong Kong had to be redirected to Alaska after a passenger decided to commit an unlikely act. According to KTVA, the unruly passenger was “smearing feces everywhere.” If that’s not gross enough, he also took off his shirt and tried to stuff it in the toilet, for some unlikely reason.

The passenger, who has not been named, surprisingly had no charges filed against him. Can you believe that?! However, he was taken to the hospital for a psych evaluation. The man was said to be seated and cooperative with the flight crew when the plane landed in Alaska.

It’s a flight story you may not hear often but susceptible to all the crappy puns out there.</s>A United Airlines flight from Chicago to Hong Kong had to be redirected to Anchorage, Alaska after a passenger was reported “smearing feces everywhere,” Ted Stevens International Airport police said.

The adult male passenger smeared excrement along the walls in a couple of bathrooms, took off his shirt and attempted to stuff it in the toilet, airport police said. He reportedly cooperated with the flight crew and was seated when the flight landed in Anchorage Thursday evening.

The captain decided that the issue was enough to force a diversion and headed towards the Alaskan city.

The FBI and airport police interviewed the passenger, and he was taken to Providence Hospital for a psych evaluation, according to KTVA. No charges have been filed.

The soiled Boeing 777 plane was grounded overnight for maintenance, leaving the 245 passengers in Anchorage overnight.

United Airlines has since released a statement confirming that it is currently working to get passengers to their intended destination. The flight was rescheduled for 2pm local time Friday.

“United flight 895, traveling from Chicago to Hong Kong, diverted to Anchorage last night due to a disruptive passenger,” a spokesman for United told Fox News.“Authorities met the aircraft upon its arrival at the gate. We provided hotel accommodations for our customers and are working to get them to their destinations as quickly as possible.”

Airline passengers behaving badly or disrupting flights are not unheard of.

In 2017, a Delta flight was rerouted when a passenger punched a flight attendant while a Trump supporter was banned from Delta Airlines after going on an anti-Clinton rant. A pilot also confronted an unruly passenger on an American Airlines flight and United Airlines had a public relations disaster when a passenger was physical removed from a flight when the airline wanted his seat. The incidents, however, are perhaps understandable, considering there are 87,000 flights per day in the Continental US.</s>An international United Airlines flight was diverted and forced to land Thursday night after a passenger reportedly smeared feces on the walls of multiple airplane bathrooms.

According to KTVA-TV, United flight 895, bound for Hong Kong from Chicago, was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Anchorage, Alaska due to the unruly passenger.

Airport police reported that the passenger, an adult male, had been smearing his own feces on the walls of the bathroom with his shirt. He also tried to flush the shirt down one of the plane's toilets.

One passenger also reported the man was also "shaking seats" and "pouring soda and spitting food all over."

Airport police did not file charges against the passenger. He was taken to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation.

In a statement, United told the Washington Post that the flight was diverted due to "a disruptive passenger." The flight was grounded overnight for "maintenance." Passengers on the plane were put up in hotels, and the airline said it was working to get them to their final destination.

Alex Hider is a writer for the E.W. Scripps National Desk. Follow him on Twitter @alexhider.
A United Airlines flight headed from Chicago to Hong Kong makes an emergency landing in Anchorage, Alaska, after a passenger allegedly became unruly.