A plane bound for Los Angeles International Airport from Virginia was diverted to an airport in Colorado on Wednesday after an unruly passenger shouted racist slurs and waved a skateboard, officials said.

A flight heading to Los Angeles from Virginia was forced to divert to Colorado after an 'intoxicated' and 'unruly passenger' allegedly yelled 'racist slurs' at cabin crew while 'waving a skateboard,' according to local police and reports.

A Breeze Airways flight diverted to an airport in Colorado after an unruly passenger got into an altercation, according to the airline and local authorities.