Belligerent JetBlue Passenger Restrained by Other Customers After Mid-Flight Altercation: 'Take Him Down'

Mar. 15, 2025

JetBlue plane in the air.Photo:AaronP/Bauer-Griffin / Contributor / Getty Images

AaronP/Bauer-Griffin / Contributor / Getty Images

The incident occurred on Tuesday aboard Flight 1926 as it was headed for John F. Kennedy airport, the airline confirmed to PEOPLE.

The group of passengers moved down the aisle of the plane to restrain the intoxicated flier on the JetBlue flight.Getty

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JetBlue confirmed in a statement to PEOPLE, “a customer on board Flight 1926 with service from London to New York, began acting erratically and aggressively toward his travel companion and members of the inflight crew.”

“The crew also discovered an opened bottle of liquor the customer had brought on board and indications of intoxication. For everyone’s safety, the customer was restrained with the assistance of other customers who were witnessing this threatening behavior.”

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source: people.com