United Airlines Flight 923 from London to Washington D.C. made an emergency landing at Boston's Logan International Airport following the pilot declaring an in-flight emergency.
The flight had 182 passengers and 12 crew members on board.
A spokesman for Logan International Airport, Phil Orlandella, said the flight was guided to Boston by two fighter jets.
A 59-year-old woman from Vermont, evidently suffering from claustrophobia, created an on-board disturbance and had to be restrained by passengers.
The spokesman for United Airlines said that the pilot for the flight declared an in-flight emergency.
Massport spokesman says that the passengers were removed from the plane and their carry-on items were inspected.
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