A person on board a plane at Boston Logan International Airport that was taxiing for takeoff suddenly opened an exit door and was quickly restrained by other passengers, authorities said. The JetBlue passenger,

A man was arrested and accused of trying to open the door of a taxiing JetBlue flight at Boston Logan International Airport. The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday on a flight to San Juan, Puerto Rico.

A JetBlue flight from Boston to Puerto Rico was delayed after a passenger opened the emergency exit of the aircraft. Over the last few years, there has been an increase in reports of passengers attempting to open the main as well as exit doors of aircraft, and JetBlue’s latest incident has now been added to that list.

according to a Massachusetts Port Authority spokesperson The incident took place at Boston Logan International Airport on Jet Blue Flight 161 bound for San Juan, Puerto Rico, a spokesperson for ...

A person tried to open the door of a taxiing plane at Boston’s Logan International Airport Tuesday night, according to the airport. One person has been detained.

Angel Luis Torres Morales, the JetBlue passenger who is from Puerto Rico, was detained by the authorities on Wednesday in the East Boston division of the Boston Municipal Court.

A man accused of opening the door of a plane taxiing out of Logan Airport Tuesday night was arraigned in East Boston District Court on Wednesday.

The opening of the overwing exit door caused an emergency slide to deploy aboard JetBlue flight 161 from Boston to San Juan, Puerto Rico, the airline said in a statement. Some passengers panicked.