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Passengers restrain person who suddenly opened exit door on Boston JetBlue flight Passengers restrain person who opened exit door on Boston JetBlue flight
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Plane was taxiing for takeoff to San Juan when door was opened by passenger, who is now expected to face charges Plane was taxiing for takeoff when door was suddenly opened by passenger, who is expected to face charges
A person on board a plane at Boston Logan international airport that was taxiing for takeoff suddenly opened an exit door and was quickly restrained by other passengers, authorities said.A person on board a plane at Boston Logan international airport that was taxiing for takeoff suddenly opened an exit door and was quickly restrained by other passengers, authorities said.
The JetBlue passenger was expected to face charges and be arraigned Wednesday, Massachusetts state police spokesperson Tim McGuirk said in a statement Tuesday night. The passenger’s name was not released. The JetBlue passenger was expected to face charges and be arraigned on Wednesday, a Massachusetts state police spokesperson, Tim McGuirk, said in a statement on Tuesday night. The passenger’s name was not released.
The door was opened about 7:30pm “suddenly and without warning,” McGuirk said. The door was opened about 7.30pm “suddenly and without warning”, McGuirk said.
The opening of the overwing exit door caused an emergency slide to deploy aboard JetBlue flight 161 from Boston to San Juan, the airline said in a statement. The opening of the overwing exit door caused an emergency slide to deploy on JetBlue flight 161 from Boston to San Juan, the airline said in a statement.
“The flight was eventually swapped to another aircraft and has since landed in San Juan. We greatly appreciate our customers’ understanding as we worked to address this situation, ” the airline said. “The flight was eventually swapped to another aircraft and has since landed in San Juan. We greatly appreciate our customers’ understanding as we worked to address this situation,” the airline said.