Jet Blue Las Vegas bound flight diverted, witness says captain restrained

[Steve]

A JetBlue flight to Las Vegas was diverted to Texas on Tuesday due to what the airline described as a "medical situation" involving the captain -- who one witness said had to be restrained after he pounded on the locked cockpit door.

The FBI said it responded to the scene in Amarillo, Texas, and was looking into the incident on Flight 191 from New York. JetBlue said the pilot-in-command elected to divert the flight from New York carrying 135 passengers due to "a medical situation involving the captain."

More here:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/27/us-usa-flight-diverted-idUSBRE82Q13Z20120327

[nthumphrey]

You know this is just weird and I do not know what to make of it. Twice in one month. Things that make you say Hmmmmmmmm.

[vegasbabe]

I used to fly this flight all the time. The Jet Blue staff was always so friendly and professional. It does make you wonder, after the sliding flight attendant, and now this---is there some kind of increased stress at Jet Blue?

[redstar]

Very strange...an aura of X-Files...or "24"...Glad I didn't see Keifer Sutherland or David Duchovny running around in the clips we saw on the news..;)

[casinokid68]

I used to fly this flight all the time. The Jet Blue staff was always so friendly and professional. It does make you wonder, after the sliding flight attendant, and now this---is there some kind of increased stress at Jet Blue?

Also took this same flight out of JFK a number of times. Glad that everything ended well. Great job by the passengers to keep that pilot down on the ground and let the co-pilot land the plane safely!!