A United Airlines flight was allegedly delayed for four hours after a passenger smoked cannabis in the plane 's toilets. Flight UA1679 was due to take off from San Francisco airport to Cancun in Mexico on 5 August, but was delayed at first due to administrative issues.

The outage began just after 6 p.m. ET and was resolved a few hours later, though delays are expected to continue into the night.

For now, if you're a passenger who's been affected by the delays, it seems your best bet is to reach out to United on X via DMs with your confirmation number and email address for assistance. You can also head to United's website to use the chatbot or call an agent, or you can text "UNITED" to 32050 for United Customer Service.

United Airlines started a new daily nonstop flight from San Francisco (SFO) to San José, (SJO) on May 22, connecting the U.S. West Coast with Costa Rica. The first flight landed at 7:15 a.m., greeted with Costa Rican gifts and a traditional folk dance. Here is the rest of the schedule: