Woman arrested after walking onto tarmac at LAX

It was a bizarre scene at the Los Angeles International Airport overnight when a woman ran out onto the tarmac.

Airport officials said the woman walked out of a concourse door at Terminal 1 Monday night and proceeded to walk onto a ramp. 

The woman did have a plane ticket and told officials she was "trying to flag down the plane."

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She was taken to an area hospital to be treated for minor injuries sustained in the incident and to undergo a mental health evaluation.

No flights were delayed due to the incident. 

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