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Offline GeoffSM1

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JetBlue Flight 611 (11 December) JFK to LAS
« on: December 28, 2015, 06:19:28 PM »
Within an hour of leaving JFK for LAS, JetBlue 611 returned to JFK because of an unruly passenger.  The attached audio file follows the plane from the gate to the handover to New York Centre and then includes all the return leg communications. I haven't been able to find the exchanges with the New York Centre when the decision to turn the plane round must have been made. Is anyone able to fill in the gap please?
Interestingly, all this was happening at the same time as the departure of the QATAR inaugural flight to Doha was delayed (aborted take-off). See separate thread.
« Last Edit: December 28, 2015, 06:26:53 PM by GeoffSM1 »



Offline woohookitty

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Re: JetBlue Flight 611 (11 December) JFK to LAS
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2015, 07:34:37 AM »
http://abc7ny.com/news/exclusive-unruly-passenger-causes-jfk-flight-to-divert/114075/ has video of what happened! The crew handled it very well

Offline GeoffSM1

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Re: JetBlue Flight 611 (11 December) JFK to LAS
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2015, 10:33:37 AM »
Many thanks for the link.

Offline InterpreDemon

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Re: JetBlue Flight 611 (11 December) JFK to LAS
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2015, 03:48:18 AM »
Geoff - I found the secret NSA tapes of the company communications for that short flight, from push-back through the air down to Philly and back on the ground again. Along the way we were treated to reviews of Brooklyn 99 and Creed by the operations team... until somebody called them on the phone and told them they had an open mic, which I left in for comic relief.

Edit: Turns out the fracas was a couple drunken Irish UFC fans going out to Vegas to see Conor McGregor fight. A third (drunken Irishman) was thrown off the plane earlier before push-back because he kept interrupting the safety briefing by singing Ole Ole Ole & Oggy oggy oggy. Where are the harmless drunks like Michaleen Oge Flynn when you need them?
« Last Edit: December 30, 2015, 12:59:59 PM by InterpreDemon »

Offline Robert Larson

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Re: JetBlue Flight 611 (11 December) JFK to LAS
« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2015, 01:53:36 PM »
http://abc7ny.com/news/exclusive-unruly-passenger-causes-jfk-flight-to-divert/114075/ has video of what happened! The crew handled it very well

Date on that video is June 2014. I don't think this is a match. ??

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Re: JetBlue Flight 611 (11 December) JFK to LAS
« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2015, 02:01:32 PM »
You're right... web page says it was a Saturday morning flight, windows appear to be daytime, and this one was a Thursday night.

Offline GeoffSM1

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Re: JetBlue Flight 611 (11 December) JFK to LAS
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2015, 06:33:46 PM »
Thanks for adding that audio file IR.
Thanks also to Robert for spotting the discrepancy with the video file.

Happy New Year to all.