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Plane Diverted to JFK After Altercation
chron.com (Houston Barnacle) ^
| June 25, 2006, 9:20AM
| Staff
Posted on 06/25/2006 6:25:27 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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NEW YORK — A flight to Puerto Rico was diverted to John F. Kennedy Airport shortly after takeoff early Sunday because a fight broke out on board, officials said. Three women were questioned and one was briefly detained, FBI spokeswoman Christine Monaco said. The FBI was still investigating and would decide later whether charges would be filed, Monaco said.
It appeared that one woman had started a fistfight with the other two, said Steve Coleman, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the area's airports.
The fight took place on JetBlue Flight 561, which had taken off from Newark Liberty International in New Jersey and landed at JFK about an hour later, said airline spokeswoman Jenny Dervin. The plane took off again from JFK about an hour later with the remaining 147 passengers and six crew members, she said.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: airlinesecurity; jetblue; jfk; meow; puertorico; reeer
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To: Paleo Conservative
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posted on
06/25/2006 6:27:41 PM PDT
by
Texasforever
(I have neither been there nor done that.)
To: Paleo Conservative
Three women were questioned and one was briefly detained, What in the world would Cynthia McKinney be going to Puerto Rico for?
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posted on
06/25/2006 6:28:18 PM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
To: Paleo Conservative
They shoulda kept going and takin bets on them...
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posted on
06/25/2006 6:29:43 PM PDT
by
cmsgop
( DO NOT VOTE FOR PEDRO !!! He's a DEMOCRAT......)
To: Texasforever
I like oil cat fights. :^)
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posted on
06/25/2006 6:29:45 PM PDT
by
Dumpster Baby
("Hope somebody finds me before the rats do .....")
To: Paleo Conservative
I guess what went on the New York didn't stay in New York!
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posted on
06/25/2006 6:30:12 PM PDT
by
TaMoDee
To: Paleo Conservative
Police sketch artist's rendition of the detained woman
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posted on
06/25/2006 6:30:55 PM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
To: Paleo Conservative
"Hold mah miniature bottle of whisky and watch this!"
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posted on
06/25/2006 6:32:30 PM PDT
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: Texasforever
Cat fight Why are my flights always so boring? LOL!
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posted on
06/25/2006 6:32:31 PM PDT
by
COEXERJ145
(Free Republic is Currently Suffering a Pandemic of “Bush Derangement Syndrome.”)
To: TaMoDee
No. What happened in Jersey didn't stay in Jersey - they diverted the plane to New York to impose some law and order.
To: Texas Eagle
You know, the whole Cynthis McKinney thing could have been avoided, if rather than distributing a picture of the woman, just a statement saying, "If some rude woman comes barging through without proper ID, and she looks like a surprised large mount bass, it's Cynthia Mckinney, and you should let her through."
Mark
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posted on
06/25/2006 6:36:31 PM PDT
by
MarkL
(When Kaylee says "No power in the `verse can stop me," it's cute. When River says it, it's scary!)
To: MarkL
I know another way it could have been avoided. But we won't go there.
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posted on
06/25/2006 6:38:38 PM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
To: Paleo Conservative
You know how to stop this noise really fast?
Stick the woman who started the fight with the jet fuel bill, and additional jet engine time that was spent due to her actions. Why should Jet-Blue have to incur the extra costs of operating an aircraft?
It's amazing how seeing a person or two get hit with a couple hundred thousand dollars worth of bills; to put things in perspective.
But, that would mean that people would have to assume PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY ... so this will never happen.
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posted on
06/25/2006 6:40:12 PM PDT
by
Hodar
(With Rights, come Responsibilities. Don't assume one, without assuming the other.)
To: Texas Eagle
Memo from Jet Blue Management:
"In the future, do not seat these three women in seats 12A, 12B, and 12C ever again."
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posted on
06/25/2006 6:42:54 PM PDT
by
SkyPilot
To: Texasforever
Mrrrrow! Ssssssssssst! Fssssssssss!
To: Paleo Conservative
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"What do you MEAN my butt is hanging over your side of the seat! I'll cut you, b*tch!"
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posted on
06/25/2006 6:44:01 PM PDT
by
Mad_Tom_Rackham
(Liberalism's main product is Death.)
To: Paleo Conservative
This can't be, women fighting. Why didn't just talk about their feelings and validate each other. / sar
To: Paleo Conservative; aculeus; Constitution Day; dead; dighton; Lazamataz; mikrofon; Thinkin' Gal; ...
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Sharks vs. ... Jets.
To: Texas Eagle
What in the world would Cynthia McKinney be going to Puerto Rico for?
LOL
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posted on
06/25/2006 6:48:43 PM PDT
by
united1000
("The price of greatness is responsibility. " Sir Winston Churchill)
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