United Airlines flight to Shanghai diverts to San Francisco after pilot forgets passport, causing 6-hour delay for 270 travelers.

A United Airlines flight bound for China was forced to divert to San Francisco after the pilot realized he'd forgotten his passport following departure from LAX in Los Angeles on March 22, according to reports.

Over the weekend, a flight that was leaving the Los Angeles International airport had to divert after the pilot forgot their passport. The United Airlines flight was headed for Shanghai. The plane, which was carrying about 270 people,