Overview
- The episode took place on Sunday aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York when crew members reported that Blair tried to open a plane door and then fought with flight attendants.
- Two flight attendants reported injuries and one was treated at a hospital for wounds that news reports described as a laceration and a bite.
- Port Authority police took Blair into custody at JFK and she was medically evaluated and later released on bail after a New York court appearance.
- The FBI has opened a criminal inquiry and media reports that cite court records say prosecutors allege additional attacks on a Port Authority officer and a nurse during transport and hospitalization.
- Blair’s representatives say a medical emergency caused the behavior and coverage notes her 2018 multiple sclerosis diagnosis and a separate inflight incident in 2016 as background to the unfolding legal and medical review.