Report: JetBlue Captain Removed From Cockpit By Co-Pilot During Flight

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WABC reports:

A JetBlue captain is in FBI custody after sources tell ABC News he was acting erratically on a flight that was diverted from JFK to Amarillo, Texas.

 

According to sources on the plane, the co-pilot removed the captain from the cockpit and another captain, traveling off duty, entered the flight deck prior to landing at Amarillo, and took over the duties.

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