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Belgian National Tried Breaking Into Cockpit On Flight From Newark Airport To Switzerland: Feds Belgian National Tried Breaking Into Cockpit On Flight From Newark Airport To Switzerland: Feds
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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Flight From India To Newark Resumes After Security Threat: Report Flight From India To Newark Resumes After Security Threat: Report
Flight From India To Newark Resumes After Security Threat: Report An Air India flight from Mumbai that was forced to land in London due to an unspecified security threat is once again headed to Newark, WABC 7 reported Thursday.  The flight was forced to land at Stanstead Airport for what the airline originally described in a tweet as a bomb threat, but that tweet was deleted, according to WABC 7.  The plane was allowed to continue on to its destination after about an hour on the ground. 

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by Paul Milo