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Belgian National Tried Breaking Into Cockpit On Flight From Newark Airport To Switzerland: Feds
A 43-year-old Belgian national is facing federal charges for trying to break into the cockpit of plane and assaulting flight attendants during a flight from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich, Switzerland, in March 2024, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said. Jan Daeninck, 43, was a passenger aboard a Swiss International Airlines flight on March 31 when, shortly after takeoff, he walked up to a female flight attendant, grabbed both of her breasts with his hands, shook her, and began yelling at her, according to witnesses and statements made in court. After the flig…
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'Largest International Expansion:' United Airlines Adds 5 New Flights At Newark Airport
In the largest international expansion yet, United Airlines has added flights to eight new cities, five of them at Newark Airport. Starting in May 2025, United will launch five new nonstop flights from its hub in Newark/New York to destinations no other U.S. airline serves including Nuuk, Greenland; Palermo, Italy; Bilbao, Spain; Madeira Island, Portugal and Faro, Portugal. The airline is also adding three new nonstop routes from Washington D.C./Dulles, including its first-ever flight to Dakar, Senegal operating year-round and new seasonal nonstop flights to Nice, France, and Ven…
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Bomb Threat On American Airlines Flight Diverts Plane From NJ To PA: Report
An American Airlines flight was diverted from Newark, New Jersey on its way to Dallas, Texas on Wednesday morning, Sept. 4, according to flight logs. The flight, AA 1603, was diverted to Pittsburgh International Airport allegedly due to a bomb threat, as WPXI Channel 11 reported. A flight attendant using the restroom supposedly spotted a "barely legible note written in pink pen on the door that said 'there’s a bomb on board,'" the outlet reported citing the FBI. The plane left EWR at 8:06 a.m., diverting and landing at PIT at 10:15 a.m., flight logs show. The landing at …
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Mass Global Tech Outage Grounds Flights, Causes Chaos With Banks, Stock Markets, Media
A major tech outage is causing issues worldwide, including grounding flights. Banks, stock markets, and media outlets are also being affected on Friday morning, July 19. An update by cybersecurity technology company CrowdStrike appears to be the cause of device outages for millions of Microsoft Windows device users. Several major US air carriers, including Delta, United, and Spirit are under a full ground stop, according to the FAA. "Several airlines have requested FAA assistance with ground stops until the issue is resolved," the agency said. Microsoft has said it is taking "mitigation …
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Kenny Chesney's Private Jet Lands At North Jersey Airport Ahead Of Upcoming Shows
Kenny Chesney has arrived. The country star's private jet touched down at Teterboro Airport at approximately 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 29, according to a popular Facebook page dedicating to tracking celebrity aircrafts. Earlier this month, Chesney was ranked No. 13 for celebrities with the highest private jet emissions, in a list put out by Thrillist citing data pulled from JetSpy. Chesney, currently on his "Sun Goes Down" tour, has shows booked in Syracuse, NY on May 30, Pittsburgh, PA on June 1, and Philadelphia on June 8. Ground Control, the site that tracked Chesney's Garden State tou…
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Deputy US Marshal Accused Of Drunken Abuse On JFK Flight To London
A deputy United States Marshal based in Brooklyn was arrested in London following what was described as drunken abuse aboard a flight from JFK. Michael Brereton, 39, of Staten Island, remained in the custody of British authorities after he was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and charged on Thursday, Dec. 7, with entering an aircraft while drunk. He was expected to appear in court in Uxbridge, England, on Friday. Both he and another deputy who work together in the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn had been drinking on a Delta flight to London to extradite a defendant in a fra…
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(Update) Threats Force Newark-Bound Plane To Return To Boston; Passenger Removed From Flight
Update: The call to New Jersey officials that forced a Newark-bound flight to return to Boston was a hoax, Massachusetts State Police said on Monday. The man removed from the flight posed no threat to the plane's safety, never made threats, and is now cooperating with police. Investigators said they will now turn their focus to finding the person who made the fake-threat call to New Jersey police. Original: A plane headed to Newark Airport over the weekend was forced to turn around after authorities received a tip that a passenger had made threats of violence. Delta Airlines fli…
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'Good Catch On Busy Holiday': JFK Traveler Nabbed With Loaded Gun
A “good catch on a busy holiday” produced the July 4th arrest of a Florida man who tried boarding a flight at Kennedy Airport with a loaded gun, authorities said. TSA officers detected the compact 9mm Smith & Wesson weapon in the man’s carry-on bag as he entered a security checkpoint at JFK, the Transportation Security Administration’s Lisa Farbstein said. The gun was loaded was 10 bullets, she said. Port Authority police seized the gun and arrested the traveler. In addition to criminal charges, he also faces federal penalties that can reach $15,000, authorities said. “We are seeing …
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Woman Voted Off NJ Flight, 2 Others Removed In Viral TikTok Videos
The passengers have spoken? A series of TikTok videos with more than 4 million views total appear to show a passenger being kicked off a Frontier Airlines flight from Trenton-Mercer Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Witnesses tell Daily Voice it all started at the gate in New Jersey around 4:40 p.m. Monday, May 1, when a family's request to have their seats moved was declined. They proceeded to argue with a flight attendant, the witness said. Eventually, two other passengers were removed: One threw money and the other flipped the bird. In total, three passengers…
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Israel-Bound Flight U-Turns Back To Newark Three Hours In, Unruly Passenger Blamed
A United Airlines flight bound for Israel had been in the air for nearly three hours when it suddenly turned around and headed back to Newark because of what the airline confirmed was a "disruptive" passenger. The passenger apparently sat in a crew seat while waiting to use the bathroom and ended up in a shouting match with a flight attendant, according to multiple reports. Crew members warned the man that Flight 90 -- which had left Newark early Sunday, April 23, on its way to Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv -- would have to head back if he didn't return to his seat, one pass…
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Florida Man, 76, Admits Masturbating, Touching Woman On Flight From Newark: Feds
A 76-year-old Florida man faces 90 days in jail after he pleaded guilty this week to masturbating on a flight from Newark to Boston earlier this year, federal authorities said. Donald Edward Robinson of Bonita Springs was accused of exposing himself and masturbating at a 21-year-old woman aboard the April 8 flight, the FBI reported. The woman recorded a 24-second video on her phone of Robinson fondling himself through his pants shortly after takeoff, authorities said. Later in the hour-long flight, he exposed himself to her and touched her thigh without consent. The woman…
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Happy Ending At Newark Airport After Thief Snatches Wedding Band At TSA Checkpoint
A thief was steps from fleeing with a fellow traveler's wedding band at Newark Airport when TSA and Port Authority officers teamed up to catch him, authorities said. Told that the ring was missing from a screened bin, a Transportation Security Administration supervisor reviewed surveillance video and saw the thief snatch it, the TSA's Lisa Farbstein said. Port Authority police who were called to the checkpoint watched the video, got a good look at the thief and headed in his direction, Farbstein said. Moments later they returned to the checkpoint with the ring and the man in custody after …
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Lufthansa Flight From Newark Makes Emergency Landing In Boston: Report
A flight out of Newark made an emergency landing at Logan Airport on Monday night after the pilot saw smoke in the cockpit, NBC Boston reports. Lufthansa Flight 403 landed just before 10:30 p.m. after the pilot declared an emergency. The plane diverted to Boston after a "technical irregularity" caused smoke in the plane, the report said. There were no injuries reported from the 326 people aboard the Boeing 747, NBC reported. Passengers told the news station that the plane descended rapidly after the pilot announced the emergency landing, causing a panic in the cabin. …
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'It's My Dad's': PA Man With Gun Arrested At Atlantic City Airport Checkpoint
A Pennsylvania man who was caught trying to carry a loaded gun onto a flight at Atlantic City Airport claimed it wasn't his, federal authorities said. The Radnor, PA resident was seized when a Transportation Security Administration officer spotted the .38-caliber handgun as it passed through the X-ray monitor in a carry-on bag, TSA Spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said. It was loaded with seven bullets, including one in the chamber, she said. "Security officials alerted New Jersey State Police, who confiscated the handgun and arrested the man," Farbstein said. "The man claimed that the carry-o…
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Video Catches FL Man Masturbating Before Assaulting Seatmate On Flight From Newark: Feds
A Florida man was arrested for masturbating and inappropriately touching his seatmate on a flight from Newark to Boston on Friday, April 8, federal officials said. Donald Edward Robinson, 76, of Bonita Springs, FL, was touching himself when he exposed his penis to a 21-year-old female passenger seated next to him while onboard the flight, then placed his hand on top of the victim’s thigh without her consent, according to the Massachusetts US Attorney's Office. The victim recorded a 24-second video of Robinson fondling and manipulating his penis through his pants, authori…
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New Orleans Woman Stopped With Loaded Gun At Newark Airport
TSA officers nabbed a New Orleans woman trying to carry a loaded gun onto a flight at Newark Airport, authorities said. The .40-caliber Smith & Wesson weapon wasn't loaded as it passed through the checkpoint X-Ray machine’s monitor, although an ammo magazine that the woman had was, the Transportation Security Administration's Lisa Farbstein said on Wednesday, March 9 She told them she was running late for her flight and didn't have enough time to pack the firearm in a checked bag, Farbstein said. Officers immediately alerted the Port Authority police, who arrested the woman on weapon…
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Number Of Guns Seized At US Airports 'Shot' Up Last Year, TSA Says
The second year of "the new normal" in a world with COVID saw a significant increase not only in the volume of travelers but also in the number of those trying to bring guns aboard planes nationwide, the TSA said Tuesday. With more people traveling last year, Transportation Security Administration officers stopped 5,972 firearms at airport security checkpoints across the country -- up 3,257 from the year before, said Lisa Farbstein, an agency spokesperson for the TSA. Here's the kicker: Last year's amount was also considerably more than the 4,432 detected in 2019 -- even before the pandemi…
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TSA Nabs CT Traveler With Gun At LaGuardia
TSA officers at LaGuardia Airport nabbed a Connecticut man trying to carry a gun aboard a flight on Monday, authorities said. A Transportation Security Administration officer spotted the unloaded .38-caliber Sig Sauer P238 pistol in a carry-on bag as it passed through the checkpoint X-Ray machine’s monitor at the Queens, NY airport, the TSA's Lisa Farbstein said. Officers immediately alerted the Port Authority police, who detained the Darien man for questioning before arresting him on weapons charges, she said. Travelers cannot carry guns onto planes under any circumstances, Farbstein no…
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Traveler Caught With Gun At Newark Airport Checkpoint
TSA agents grabbed a Florida man as he tried to board a plane at Newark Airport with a gun and a box of ammo in his carry-on baggage, authorities said. The weapon was properly packed in a hard-sided case along with a box that held 35 bullets, the Transportation Security Administration said. But it wasn't supposed to be carried on, the TSA said. Had he declared the gun, the passenger would have been able to include the legally owned firearm with his checked baggage, the agency said. He apparently forgot. Agents held the man for Port Authority police who took him into custody. That makes …
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Flight From NY Makes Emergency Landing After Passenger Assaults Flight Attendant
An American Airlines flight from New York was diverted after a passenger allegedly assaulted a flight attendant. Flight 976 had departed New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport around 9:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 27, and was headed to John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, but was diverted to Denver because of the incident, the airline said in a statement. The aircraft landed safely and taxied to the gate where law enforcement removed and apprehended the passenger, the airline said. American Airlines did not provide details or the flight attendant's condition. But passe…
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Quadriplegic Man Bedbound For 19 Hours After Airline Refused To Load $60K Wheelchair
A quadriplegic man was bedbound for 19 hours after the airline broke his wheelchair in Boston and then refused to load it onto a plane in Charlotte, NC, he and his New Jersey wife said on social media. Matt Wetherbee, 34, tweeted from a bed during a layover at Charlotte Douglas International Airport that American's crew at Boston Logan International Airport had damaged his chair. Then, the crew in Charlotte refused to load it onto the plane he was boarding due to a lack of space. After my chair was damaged twice on 2 separate @AmericanAir flights, grounds crew in Charlotte refused to …
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Family Reportedly Kicked Off Newark-Bound Flight After 2-Year-Old Girl Refused Face Mask
A Colorado mom says her family was kicked off a United Airlines flight to Newark Liberty International Airport after their 2-year-old daughter refused to wear a face mask. Eliz Orban's video from the Dec. 11 flight shows her husband, Erhard Orban, trying to get Edeline to wear her mask as the plane prepared for take off from Denver. Moments later, a flight attendant can be seen coming over to their seats and asking them to get off due to non-compliance. The Orbans questioned the move, but ultimately exited the plane -- frustrated and saddened that they wouldn't be able to make it to t…
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: Muslim Activist Who Ran For Congress Livestreams Arrest On Newark Flight
A Muslim activist who ran for Congress in New Jersey was arrested for refusing to get off the plane following an argument with another passenger that delayed the American Airlines flight at Newark Liberty International Airport Saturday. Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, 28, was charged with delaying transportation and trespass, after she livestreamed the more than 15-minute ordeal that landed her in handcuffs, the New York Daily News reports. The incident allegedly began at the security checkpoint, just before the 10 a.m. flight to Charlotte, North Carolina. "Hey guys I'm going live right now from my f…
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: Video Captures Woman Tased During Brawl On Spirit Airlines Flight From Newark
A woman refusing to wear a face mask was tased by police after a brawl broke out on a Spirit Airlines flight from Newark to Puerto Rico. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. Sunday, after the plane landed at the Luis Munoz Marin airport in San Juan, CBS Lead National Correspondent David Begnaud reports. Nyasy Veronique Payne “provoked an incident by acting in what witnesses called an aggressive, hostile, & defiant behavior," Begnaud said on Twitter, citing Puerto Rico police. Begnaud posted a video of the incident recorded by a passenger on Twitter. Caught on Camera: A fight over …
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? Female Bruisers Get Into Brutal Brawl At LaGuardia
WATCH: A now-viral video captured a vicious fistfight between two women on the jet bridge to a flight at LaGuardia Airport. Punches flew and fingernails scraped as both women hit the deck moments before the Atlanta-bound Delta flight was scheduled to leave on Sunday. “Come get Aaliyah, she’s fighting,” someone shouts. Another woman yells at "Aaliyah" to stop as one airline employee calls for help and another watches in apparent shock. One of the women seemed to get the upper hand as they fell, but then the other pulled a reversal -- only to get reversed herself. A man is then seen …
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: Mom-Daughter Duo Slow-Clapped Off Newark Bound Flight In Viral TikTok Video
A Hoboken woman's TikTok video of a mother-daughter duo being escorted off a Newark-bound flight for refusing to wear a face mask as passengers cheer has gone viral. Carley Golembeski's video, captioned "It's the entitlement for me," was shared on Saturday and had more than 2.6 million views as of Tuesday. The mother and daughter -- dubbed "Karen" and "Karenette" by internet users -- were escorted off the Spirit Airlines flight returning from Orlando, FL, Golembeski told Daily Voice. "The woman refused to wear a mask and the flight was delayed 45 minutes as she was arguing …
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Hallucinating Passenger Leads To Bomb Scare On Newark Bound Flight, Pilot Says
A passenger having a medical emergency on a Newark Liberty Airport-bound flight claimed there was a bomb on board, bringing emergency vehicles to the tarmac after the plane landed, reports say. The passenger was on flight 2304 from Los Angeles, which landed safely just after 4:30 p.m. Sunday, ABC7 reports. The pilot in an announcement to passengers said the person was hallucinating when the remark was made. The passenger was taken to a local hospital and all bags were removed from the plane and inspected on the tarmac.
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'Honestly Scary': Mid-Air Engine Fire Sends
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A passenger caught images of a mid-air engine fire in a Los Angeles-bound United Airlines plane forced to make an emergency landing at Newark Airport Wednesday night. “Most terrifying experience of my life,” passenger Nicole Adamo tweeted. “Flight delayed 2 hours for Maintence (sic) issues. Flight takes off, Right wing of the plane (where I’m sitting in the aisle seat) sparking & now one engine failed.” Adamo, a sports and entertainment publicist, continued @Nickilishious: “They’re making announcements but i can’t hear anything b/c people are screaming. “They’re circling. Turning…
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Nutley Man Hits 21 Million Frequent Flier Miles, Sets Record
A Nutley man who already held the record for most miles flown outdid himself this month, breaking his own record by reaching the 21 million-mile mark. "I'm a flying junkie," Tom Stuker, 65, told The New York Post. “If I spend more than a week in one place, I’m like, ‘I gotta get back in the air.’ I’m more afraid to be on the ground than in the air.” Today we celebrated United’s #1 flyer for achieving 21 million miles!!! Congrats Tom! @united @mcgrath_jonna @MikeHannaUAL #unitedglobalservices pic.twitter.com/TH49nUebsj — Tim Rakowiecki (@TimRakowiecki) July 23, 2019 Ruker, who racks…
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Plane Crawling With Ants Lands At Newark Airport
A United Airlines flight from Italy was infested with ants when it landed Monday in Newark, WABC 7 reported. The insects are believed to have emerged from a passenger's bag on the flight back from Venice, the station reported. The plane landed around 2 p.m. and was taken out of service, United said. "We are concerned by the experience our customer reported on United flight 169 from Venice to Newark," United said in a statement. "We have been in contact with the crew and they have advised the ants have been isolated from a customer's bag. At this time, the aircraft will continue to it…
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: Woman Twerks, Flashes Cabin Before Being Kicked Off Newark-Bound Flight (
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Recently-released video footage shows a woman twerking and flashing Spirit Airlines passengers before being kicked off the Newark-bound flight from Orlando. Troubles began when the woman refused to turn off her phone before takeoff March 27, the YouTube's video description says. Profanities flew back and forth between the woman and the passengers, one of whom commended her "trashiness" only to spark more chaos. Many people had their phones out and recording as the woman grabbed her bags out of the overhead compartment and stormed off. CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO (Warning: contains prof…
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