Three passengers who were on board Alaska Flight 2059 last month which is operated by Horizon Airlines, are suing.
ByThree passengers who were on board Alaska Flight 2059 last month which is operated by Horizon Airlines, are suing after officials said. Paul Stephen was on that flight and is one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the airline. He said about 30 minutes after the flight took off from Everett, a flight attendant announced there was an emergency and that the flight was being diverted.
Officials said it was 44-year-old Joseph Emerson, who was sitting in the jump seat in the cockpit who allegedly tried to cut the engines. Stephen said he and the others on board had no idea that had happened. Stephen told us he was shocked that Emerson was not restrained after that. We reached out to Alaska Airlines about this and were referred to a statement from October 24 that reads in part, “Upon exiting the flight deck, both flight attendants confirmed that Emerson was escorted by a Flight Attendant to the rear of the aircraft where Emerson was placed in wrist restraints and belted into the aft jump seat.
“Soon as the door opens five come in, go to the back of the plane, grab him, he had his hands tied and they escorted him out,” Stephen said.
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