Another cat fight causes UA flight to return to RDU

News Observer: Altercation between two flight attendants sends United jet back to RDU

A United Airlines flight to Chicago returned to Raleigh-Durham International Airport shortly after takeoff Wednesday morning, after an altercation broke out between two flight attendants. Our law enforcement team was notified by the tower that the captain had requested law enforcement to meet the aircraft,” said Mindy Hamlin, RDU spokeswoman. “The aircraft had gotten about 50 miles out when he reported a possible assault on the aircraft.”​

No arrests were made:

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“One flight attendant had crossed their leg and accidentally brushed the other person, and it was not intentional,” Hamlin said. “It appears there was a disagreement before that, that became elevated.”​

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/09/26/2371033/altercation-between-two-flight.html#storylink=cpy​

 

So calling the cops on your own crew members is the last step in Crew Resource Management at UA?