Make New York Post a Preferred Source A deranged passenger claimed he had a bomb and tried to storm the cockpit of a United Airlines flight out of New Jersey Monday night, prompting pilots to send out a hijacking alert.
The New Orleans-bound aircraft departed Newark International Airport around 9:30 p.m. before pilots radioed in an attempted breach of the cockpit, reported the Daily Mail, according to aviation content creator Aaron Rheins.
A United Airlines flight from Newark to New Orleans sent out a hijacking distress call after a passenger tried to storm the cockpit. FlightAware Air Traffic Control audio reviewed Rheins revealed the nutjob – a 34-year-old Hispanic man who “spoke nearly no English” – was detained in the back of the plane and the aircraft landed safely in New Orleans, according to the outlet.
United Airlines confirmed the incident with the publication, and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Department took the man into custody without incident, according to authorities.
The plane’s passengers safely arrived at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport after the incident, landing around 11:15 p.m., Daily Mail reported.
United Airlines and local authorities did not immediately reply to The Post’s requests for comment.
