United Airlines flight from SFO to Chicago diverts to Denver for disruptive passenger

CHICAGO -- A United Airlines flight from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago landed in Denver early Monday morning, after a passenger became aggressive with a flight attendant, the airline said in a statement.

United flight 1494 was diverted after the passenger became disruptive, United said.

FlightAware confirms the diversion.

Law enforcement met the plane at a gate in Denver, and the passenger was removed, the airline said.

In the statement sent just before 1 p.m., United said the flight had since arrived in Chicago.

It was not immediately clear if anyone was injured in the incident or what led up to the passenger becoming aggressive.

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