Passenger restrained after banging on cockpit door at JFK airport

Nov. 19 (UPI) -- A passenger onboard a flight arriving at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York was taken into custody after banging on the cockpit door and striking a member of the flight crew, authorities said.

The flight, LOT Polish Airlines flight #26 from Warsaw to New York, had just landed when a passenger got up and started screaming and acting belligerently towards the crew at around 8 p.m. on Friday, New York Port Authority officials told WABC-TV.

The man was restrained by the flight crew and other passengers and turned over to police at Terminal 7, Gate 9. The individual was subsequently taken to a hospital for an evaluation, officials said.

It is not known at this time if any charges are pending.

A passenger onboard the airliner captured the incident and posted onto Twitter.