JetBlue Flight Tips Backward at JFK Gate in Rare Incident

Passengers disembarking a JetBlue flight at JFK Airport on Sunday evening were taken aback when the Airbus A321neo they were on unexpectedly tipped backward, causing the nose of the plane to point skyward. The unusual incident occurred as passengers were exiting Flight 662, which had just arrived from Bridgetown, Barbados. JetBlue spokesperson, Derek Dombrowski, explained the incident as a result of a shift in weight and balance during the deplaning process. This shift caused the …

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Upset passenger makes bomb threat after missing flight

On Thursday, a disgruntled passenger who missed his JetBlue flight from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Los Angeles, California, called in a bomb threat, according to authorities. It was reported that the passenger, who has not been identified, was not on the plane, but his luggage remained onboard. He claimed that his luggage contained explosives, leading to the LAX police, firefighters, and bomb squad personnel gathering on the tarmac. An air traffic official stated that at …

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Man threatens woman on flight with knife to her neck

A Utah man is facing federal charges for using a straightedge razor during an airplane flight to threaten a woman. The 41-year-old Merrill Darrell Fackrell was charged Tuesday in District Court with assault with a dangerous weapon and carrying a weapon on an aircraft. JetBlue Flight 871 left John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City on Monday en route to Salt Lake City. A wife and husband were seated in the middle and …

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