A passenger was arrested after opening the emergency exit and deploying the slide on a JetBlue flight as it was taxiing ahead of takeoff at Boston's Logan International Airport on Tuesday.
According to NBC Boston, the incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. local time after the man allegedly argued with his girlfriend aboard the flight, which was bound for San Juan, Puerto Rico.
"Two people directly behind me, they were arguing, boyfriend and girlfriend," passenger Fred Wynn said in a video recorded on the flight. "I guess the boyfriend wanted to see the girlfriend's phone, and she wouldn't let him see."
Wynn said the man "got up, ran down the center aisle, grabbed the emergency door."
No injuries were reported but the flight was delayed as a result. Massachusetts State Police boarded the plane to take the man into custody and said in a statement that the passenger "wanted to deplane" and "opened an aircraft door suddenly and without warning."
The unruly passenger is expected to be arraigned on charges in East Boston District Court on Wednesday.
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