Plane returns to Seattle after assault on flight attendant

SEATAC, Wash. — A Delta Airlines flight bound for Beijing returned to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport after a passenger assaulted a flight attendant, officials said.

KOMO-TV, quoting,  Sea-Tac Airport spokesman Perry Cooper,  reported  (https://goo.gl/Q2ZQpt )  that the incident happened on Delta flight 129 Thursday night.

Cooper said a man in first class assaulted a flight attendant about 45 minutes into the flight.

Cooper said passengers then helped restrain the man until the plane landed back in Seattle.

“The passenger was restrained on board and was removed from the flight by law enforcement without further incident,” Delta said in a statement.

Officials said two people, including the flight attendant, were injured and taken to a hospital.

Officials said the flight would leave for Beijing later Thursday night./rga