Armed cops surround JFK airport in the diversion of a false alarm – "People were ready to die"

A JetBlue airlift leaving John F. Kennedy International Airport from New York was stormed by armed police on Tuesday night, after a communication problem caused the accidental triggering of the aircraft. 39, a hijacking alert by the pilot of the aircraft.

At around 8 pm, JetBlue flight 1623 to Los Angeles stopped responding to air traffic control as it was taxiing for departure. according to The New York Daily NewsThe emergency services of the Port Authority Police quickly entered the aircraft following the security alert.

A Jet Blue aircraft is seen at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California on March 28, 2018. On Tuesday, an armed SWAT team circled a JetBlue aircraft at the International Airport JFK. Reuters

"I am on a Jet Blue flight to JFK, which lost its communications, created a security crisis, 10 heavily armed policemen boarded the plane and left after an hour and a half of track, to be brought back at the door Wow, "Tony Schwartz, allegedly a passenger in the plane, tweeted.

I am on a Jet Blue flight to JFK which has lost its communications. Created a security crisis. 10 heavily armed policemen boarded the plane and departed. After an hour and a half of track, be brought back to the door. Sensational.

– Tony Schwartz (@tonyschwartz) June 27, 2018

Alexa Curtis, another passenger, posted images of the interior of the aircraft showing all the passengers raising their hands as the police circled the plane. Woah My worst nightmare @Delta JFK at LAX right now, honestly thought we were going to die I AM LIVING THANK YOU GOSH I MEDIA U GUYS what's going on, "she wrote next to the images, mistakenly mistaking Delta for JetBlue.

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Following the incident that Curtis recounted CBS Los Angeles that the police were holding rifles and pointing them at the passengers. "I hate firearms, they point them at us," she said. "It was traumatic."

She added, "People were, like, crying, everyone sends text messages to his family, and we were on earth, so it usually happened in the air if it happened. people were ready to die. "

Woah. My worst nightmare. @Delta JFK at LAX right now, honestly thought we were going to die. I AM LIVING THANK YOU GOSH I MEDITERATE U GUYS what's going on __ pic.twitter.com/6RVxy9HC4t

– Alexa Curtis (@Alexa_Curtis) June 27, 2018

Later in the evening, Lenis Rodrigues, a spokesman for the Port Authority, confirmed the incident. "A false alarm was sent to the tower following a radio communication failure," she said. "[The] the aircraft was inspected and cleared without any threat to safety. "

In a statement, Paul Acevedo, a spokeswoman for JetBlue, said the flight had experienced a "radio problem" that prevented the crew from communicating. "A false alarm has been sent to the JFK tower," she wrote. "While the communication was re-established via alternative channels, the authorities responded with great caution.The plane was cleared and returned to the door for inspection."

JetBlue flight B6 1623 stuck on the tarmac @JFKairport @JetBlue pic.twitter.com/b9hBJs29Mj

– Ardhyana Dewi (@rashfairchildxx) June 27, 2018