Razor, Pepper Spray Used In Conflict Between Two Women On Board

Two women on board a JetBlue flight from Kingston, Jamaica to JFK airport in New York got into a brawl as the flight arrived at the gate, resulting in two arrests.

USA Today reports that, according to New York media, 61-year-old Jean Ballentine of Brooklyn, NY tried to climb out of her window seat over 52-year-old Mary Cannady of Linden, NJ.

The New York Daily News reports that Cannady pushed the older woman out of the way, and got punched in the face when she did. Port Authority spokesman Joe Pentagelo said that when another person tried to intervene between the two, Ballentine pulled out an eyebrow razor and slashed the good samaritan on the elbow.

Cannady then pulled out a small can of pepper spray and hit Ballentine in the face with the spray. Several people on board reported breathing difficulties after the spray was used.

The captain opened the cabin door and ordered Ballentine escorted off the plane.

In a statement, JetBlue said that "On August 26, a customer disagreement occurred shortly after flight 960 arrived at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport from Kingston, Jamaica. Law enforcement were called and met the aircraft."

Both women were placed under arrest on a variety of charges. What is not known is how the two women were allowed to board the plane with the razor and the pepper spray. Security screenings in Kingston, where the flight originated, are the purview of the Jamaican Civil Aviation Authority.

(Image from file. Not incident airplane)

FMI: www.jcaa.gov.jm