#BREAKING : @PANYNJ police surrounding @jetblue flight at #JFK in some kind of security incident. #abc7ny #JetBlue #papd pic.twitter.com/iZ0zBmwXV4
— Josh Einiger (@JoshEiniger7) June 27, 2018
A JetBlue airliner with 160 people aboard had a radio malfunction, rendering communications between the crew and the tower impossible. The Los Angeles-bound flight was getting ready for takeoff when the radio problem occurred, prompting the automatic activation of counterterrorism response.
Counterterrorism agents stormed the airplane as part of a standard protocol when the control tower loses radio contact with an aircraft taxing for takeoff.