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Earlier this year, passengers on JetBlue Airways Flight 191 from Kennedy Airport en route to Las Vegas had no idea what they would be in for when they boarding that morning.
Pilot, Captain Clayton Osbon, had a meltdown midair resulting in an emergency landing in Texas. Osbon apparently missed a meeting with his crew members before taking off and began acting very strange when the plane left New York.
Out of the135 passengers on board that day, 32 of them have joined in a lawsuit against the airline over the pilot’s meltdown. Several of the 32 plaintiffs who are involved are from Long Island. Many of these individuals are arguing that medical screenings need to include mental health, along with physical.
Michael Bedzinger, a passenger on that day’s flight stated “JetBlue should have been able to know that this guy [the pilot] was not stable enough to be flying that plane.”
Osbon was seen by a federal court judge in July who ruled that Osbon was not guilty by reason of insanity. He remains in custody until his second hearing, which is scheduled for October.
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