An unruly passenger on Virgin Atlantic 141 from London to Los Angeles on Tuesday forced the flight to land early in Salt Lake City, Utah.
In a statement quoted by Fox News, a spokesperson for Virgin Atlantic said that “the aircraft diverted to Salt Lake City to be met by police authorities. The safety and wellbeing of our customers and crew is always our top priority and we don’t tolerate any behavior that compromises this.”
The airline also denied earlier rumors that the passenger had attempted to breach the cockpit, according to NBC News.
On Twitter, one flier thanked Virgin Atlantic staff for dealing with a “difficult passenger” on the flight.