Passenger arrested after allegedly opening emergency door of JetBlue plane on taxiway at Boston airport

A man was arrested after allegedly trying to open the door of a taxiing JetBlue flight at Boston’s Logan International Airport.

A man was arrested after allegedly trying to open the door of a taxiing JetBlue flight at Boston’s Logan International Airport.

The incident occurred Tuesday around 7:30 p.m. on a flight headed toward San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The passenger, who has not been identified, opened the emergency exit door and deployed the slide, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.

JetBlue said the man remained on the flight and the Massachusetts State Police were called to assist. The flight was delayed because of the incident, a spokesperson for the airline company said.

One passenger said the incident happened after an apparent argument between the man and his girlfriend, NBC Boston reported.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/passenger-arrested-opening-emergency-door-jetblue-rcna186755

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