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Disorderly Passenger Dropped off IN Salt Lake


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Contact photographer Fabrizio Gandolfo

What: Jetblue Airbus A320-200 en route from San Francisco,CA to Fort Lauderdale,FL
Where: Salt Lake City
When: Jan 24th 2011
Who: 1 unruly passenger
Why: While en route, a passenger insisted on paying cash for a headset, although Jet Blue only accepts credit cards.

The flight diverted to Salt Lake City where the passenger was taken off the plane. It is not reported if the passenger ever got his headset, nor if he was released into police custody.

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