ORLANDO, Fla. – A JetBlue flight headed from Fort Lauderdale to Boston was diverted to Orlando late Thursday because of an unruly passenger, according to WCVB-TV.
JetBlue said flight 170 took off from Fort Lauderdale just before 9:30 p.m. but was diverted to Orlando “due to a disturbance between two customers on board.”
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WCVB-TV reported a man made threats, claimed to be the devil and punched a woman who was with him.
WCVB-TV reported that a passenger sitting close to the man said flight attendants put the woman who was attacked in the plane’s bathroom, and the man was punching the door to try to get her out.
In a statement to WKMG-TV, JetBlue said the customers were “deplaned with the assistance of law enforcement.”
Other passengers said they had to exit the aircraft, wait for a new crew and then re-board the plane, which landed in Boston early Friday.
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A passenger told WCVB-TV that JetBlue would not compensate them for the delay because the disruption was “outside of JetBlue’s control.”