‘I have a bomb in my bag:’ JetBlue evacuates Florida flight over upset passenger

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – A New York man was arrested on Sunday after he told airline staff that he was carrying a bomb on board, according to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office.

In an affidavit, deputies said they were initially called to a JetBlue Airways plane at the Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Sunday morning.

At the time, a passenger — identified as Robert Albanese, 76 — had apparently become upset after he was unable to find space in the overhead bin for his carry-on luggage, the affidavit shows…

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