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JetBlue Passenger Tries Storming Cockpit, Breaks Out Of Restraints On Flight From Boston JetBlue Passenger Tries Storming Cockpit, Breaks Out Of Restraints On Flight From Boston
JetBlue Passenger Tries Storming Cockpit, Breaks Out Of Restraints On Flight From Boston A JetBlue passenger tried storming the cockpit, grappled with half-a-dozen crew members, and then broke free from plastic zip ties during a flight from Boston to Puerto Rico earlier this week, FBI documents show. Khalil El Dahr tried to make a phone call toward the end of the flight on Wednesday, Sept. 22, and "became angry about the call's unsuccess," according to an FBI affidavit obtained by the Daily Beast. Approximately 45 minutes before landing, El Dahr rushed toward the cockpit yelling for someone to shoot him, while holding a flight attendant by his tie -- nearly strangling him, the …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Two Injured When Small Aircraft Slides Off Runway Of LI Airport During Landing Two Injured When Small Aircraft Slides Off Runway Of LI Airport During Landing
Two Injured When Small Aircraft Slides Off Runway Of LI Airport During Landing Two people sustained minor injuries after their small aircraft slid off the runway at Republic Airport on Long Island. The incident took place around 8:55 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 20, when the plane's landing gear failed to deploy properly and the aircraft slid off the runway at the airport located in East Farmingdale, said the Suffolk County Police. The two occupants of the plane were transported to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow for treatment of minor injuries.

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by Kathy Reakes