NewsNation   |  March 27, 2012

JetBlue pilot subdued; plane makes emergency landing

A JetBlue pilot has a "medical situation," causing the plane heading to Las Vegas to make an emergency landing in Amarillo, Texas.

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>>> we're following a jet blue flight. the captain of that flight began to behave erratically. this is video that we've been able to obtain. the co-pilot was able to land the jfk- las vegas flight to amarillo after the captain began to behave erratically. the co-pilot was able to take over. another offduty pilot and an offduty police officer on the flight. they were able to restrain the pilot. jet blue has released a statement. they will work to get more details on this and the rest of the coverage of our dayside coverage. the bottom line is this flight, 191, departing from new york's jfk airport . it was supposed to land in vegas. it was diverted to amarillo after the pilot and command had a medical emergency and began to behave erratically. this is video that has been placed on youtube already. we'll keep you up to date. that does