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‘Verbally Abusive’ Passenger Forces JetBlue BostonLas Vegas Flight to Return to Logan

Police say the 37-year-old from Louisville has been summoned to court on an interference-with-flight-crew charge.

Overview

  • JetBlue Flight 777 turned back near Buffalo after reports of a non-compliant, verbally abusive passenger, according to Massachusetts State Police.
  • The Airbus A321 landed safely at Logan at 10:30 p.m., where troopers met the aircraft after JetBlue operations alerted authorities.
  • Police said the passenger is a 37-year-old man from Louisville whose name was not released, and he was summoned to appear in East Boston District Court.
  • The flight later arrived in Las Vegas at 2:23 a.m., nearly four hours behind its scheduled 10:34 p.m. landing, FlightAware data show.
  • Video obtained by Boston 25 News shows state troopers escorting a man off the plane with his belongings.