Overview
- Passengers and crew say the disturbance began on a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York when a passenger tried to open a cabin door and then struck and bit flight attendants.
- Two flight attendants reported injuries and one was taken to hospital for further evaluation after the plane landed.
- Reports say the actress then allegedly assaulted a Port Authority officer during transport and a nurse at the hospital, and prosecutors filed two state assault charges over those incidents.
- Blair pleaded not guilty at a Queens arraignment, was released on $20,000 bail, and must return to court on January 19, 2027.
- Her team says the episode was a medical emergency related to her multiple sclerosis and missed medication, while the FBI continues a federal probe of the in‑flight conduct and media outlets have circulated passenger audio of the disturbance.