JetBlue passenger suddenly opens exit door as flight is taxiing for takeoff at Boston airport
- A JetBlue passenger was arrested for opening an emergency exit door while the flight was taxiing for takeoff at Boston Logan International Airport.
- The incident occurred at about 7:30 p.m. Local time as the flight was preparing to head to Puerto Rico.
- The opening of the overwing exit door caused an emergency slide to deploy on JetBlue flight 161.
- Witnesses reported that the passenger and his girlfriend were arguing before he opened the emergency door.
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Man Pulls Emergency Slide on Moving Plane Over a Fight With His Girlfriend
Have you ever gotten so mad after a fight with your partner that you wanted to jump out of a moving plane? Yeah, no, me neither. Unfortunately, one man—identified as 23-year-old Angel Luis Torres Morales of Puerto Rico—was arrested for just that. At least, according to another passenger (and Torres Morales’ own mom), that was his motivation for opening the emergency door of a moving JetBlue plane, triggering the emergency slide, and leaving his …
Passenger opens plane's emergency door after argument with girlfriend: 'It was unreal'
A passenger in the U.S. state of Massachusetts opened the emergency door of a plane on Tuesday night after allegedly having an argument with his girlfriend. The plane had yet to leave for San Juan in Puerto Rico, but the frustrated man was determined to go out.
JetBlue Passenger Suddenly Opens Exit Door as Flight Is Taxiing for Takeoff at Boston Airport
BOSTON—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, Angel Luis Torres Morales, of Puerto Rico, was arraigned Wednesday in the East Boston division of the Boston Municipal Court on charges of interfering with operations of an aircraft, according to The Boston Globe. He pleaded not gu…


JetBlue Passenger Suddenly Opens Exit Door as Flight Taxies for Takeoff at Boston Airport
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 door was opened about 7:30 p.m. “suddenly and withou…


Passenger Opens Emergency Door Of JetBlue Flight After Argument With Girlfriend
A Puerto Rican passenger is accused of opening the emergency exit door of a JetBlue flight while the plane was taxiing at Logan Airport in Bo, USA on Tuesday (Jan 7) night. He was subdued by the co-passengers as he tried to jump out of the aircraft during an alleged argument with his girlfriend. The man, identified as Morales Torres, whose alleged actions triggered an emergency slide to inflate, was arrested after the incident, before being let …
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