An 'intoxicated' passenger bit an attendant on a flight from Japan to Seattle, forcing the plane to turn around

• A flight from Tokyo to Seattle made a U-turn after a passenger bit a flight attendant, ANA said.
• The American passenger was "intoxicated" and acting in an "unsafe" manner, the airline told BI.
• The passenger told police he had no memory of the incident because he took a sleeping pill, per reports.

An "intoxicated" American man on an All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight from Tokyo to Seattle bit a female cabin crew member, prompting the plane to return to Japan, the airline said.