LOS ANGELES — An airline says a Tokyo-bound flight returned to Los Angeles hours into the journey after the crew discovered that one of the passengers had boarded the wrong plane.
A statement from All Nippon Airways says the pilot decided to return to the originating airport as part of the airline’s security procedures.
Flight 175 left Los Angeles International Airport at 11:36 a.m. Tuesday and returned to LAX at 7:33 p.m.
Model Chrissy Teigen was aboard and live-tweeted the developments. She wondered on Twitter why the plane was turning around four hours into the 11-hour flight.
ANA says it’s trying to determine how the passenger boarded the wrong flight.
In an apology to inconvenienced passengers, the airline says it takes pride in customer service and failed on this flight.
a flying first for me: 4 hours into an 11 hour flight and we are turning around because we have a passenger who isn’t supposed to be on this plane. Why…why do we all gotta go back, I do not know
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 27, 2017
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So many questions and I have no answers. Either do they. This person must be mortified though
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 27, 2017
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Lmao after all this I will have spent 8 hours on a flight to nowhere. Like we were all just havin a great time up here flyin in the sky watching gran torino time to go home now
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 27, 2017
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This person is so lucky that we will all have to deplane. Imagine having to walk off alone. The shame!
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 27, 2017
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I don’t know why I’m not more upset about this. The pleasure I get out of the story is worth more to me than a direct flight to Tokyo
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 27, 2017
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I won’t be able to sleep until I know how this person figured out they were on the wrong flight. That’s all I ask. 150 people have been majorly inconvenienced, please, just tell me
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 27, 2017
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Why did we all get punished for this one person’s mistake? Why not just land in Tokyo and send the other person back? How is this the better idea, you ask? We all have the same questions.
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 27, 2017
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They keep saying the person had a United ticket. We are on ANA. So basically the boarding pass scanner is just a beedoop machine that makes beedoop noises that register to nowhere
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 27, 2017
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LAX —> LAX flight complete. Flight time, 8 hours and 20 minutes.
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 27, 2017
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There is a 20 minute interview before we can get off the plane!! This is my dream. Police! Talk to me talk to me
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 27, 2017
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they put our plane in a secure area. We can’t be near the common folk
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 27, 2017
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— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 27, 2017
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Still on the plane. Starting to get a little…as james franco in spring breakers would say… spicious
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 27, 2017
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ok I’m officially ready to say something is up
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 27, 2017
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Police were interviewing all the people seated around the mystery person once we got off the plane. Why would they do this! I MUST KNOW MORE
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 27, 2017
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no one will spill anything I wish I had more for you guys. I wish I could be your snowden
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 27, 2017
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*quits whatever my job is to devote my life to this likely very simple mistake*
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 27, 2017
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I have been moved to a room with Bravo. Clearly the authorities are trying to keep me quiet so I don’t BLOW THE LID OFF THIS “SITCH” pic.twitter.com/ohhpCmjviG
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 27, 2017
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Breaking pic.twitter.com/8WPEFZ4sh4
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 27, 2017
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— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 27, 2017
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Sorry the video broke up. Clearly the feds are trying to silence me
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 27, 2017
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I’m in a room with water and a tv! The government is using real housewives to keep me quiet !!!!!! https://t.co/ypPVjAF85C
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 27, 2017
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They….they gave me ramen pic.twitter.com/0o9tk0wPrQ
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 27, 2017
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We live here now. This is our new life pic.twitter.com/ero7e5kFOm
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 27, 2017
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No one will answer my questions. I told them I won’t tell anybody but I think they know what’s happening here on the Twitter https://t.co/MlA69QUoHm
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 27, 2017
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Getting on another flight now oh bless
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 27, 2017
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Yoda is in a seat and they’re playing Star Wars music
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 27, 2017
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— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 27, 2017
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Taking off!!! Please don’t be the same menu please don’t be the same menu
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) December 27, 2017
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Source: Oc Register
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