A Mosaic frequent flier on a recent JetBlue Airways flight was found to be pleasuring himself at 30,000 feet, with the Aircraft Communication Address and Report System (ACARS) communicating to ground crew operations that the ‘passenger in 5C Mint is Masturbating… He Is A Mosaic4.”

As reported by One Mile At A Time, the incident occurred on a recent flight on Friday, March 27, on JetBlue Flight 2858, which was a non-stop service from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL). The flight attendant gave him a yellow ticket, which is in effect a warning to cease behavior, and that further procedures may take place on arrival by police, airport security, or airline personnel.

Details Of The JetBlue Passenger Incident

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At this stage, the information surrounding the event is vague, and it remains unclear whether the passenger was found masturbating in the open, or if it was under covers or secluded. Given the passenger was in 5C, the seat is not a solo throne, so the male passenger would have potentially had an immediate neighbour.

The yellow ticket handed to him warned the passenger that the crew was aware of his behavior and that it should cease immediately. It is unknown if this warning stopped the indecent act or if it continued. Given the passenger’s high Mosaic frequent flier status, it will be interesting to see how this unfolded with the passenger once they arrived in Florida.

Simple Flying reached out to JetBlue for comment on the matter, but the airline did not immediately respond by the time this article was published. Below is the message shared on ACARS:

Indecent Act Caught Onboard

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According to Flightradar24, the flight in question was B6 2858, a scheduled overnight service from Phoenix to Fort Lauderdale. The aircraft departed from PHX at 10:00 pm, on time, and operated the three-hour and 53-minute non-stop service to its hub at Fort Lauderdale. The aircraft touched down in the early morning hours of 4:53 am after completing the red-eye service.

The ACARS message was sent at 12:45 am (CDT), 45 minutes after takeoff. The flight attendant asked at the time what the landing procedure would be and whether police or security needed to be involved. The crew member also informed Blue Watch, the airline’s 24/7 internal security command center.

For the passenger involved, it would be likely that he will receive some type of formal warning for the inappropriate act, and it remains unclear if the matter was elevated to the police or other authorities upon arrival. Irrespective, the passenger must feel highly embarrassed.

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The incident delayed the flight in question by around four hours.

The Aircraft Involved: An Airbus A321-200 N977JE

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According to ch-aviation, the aircraft that operated the service (N977JE) is a seven-year-old A321-200 that first entered the JetBlue fleet in December 2018. The aircraft, which took its first test flight on December 14, 2018, was initially registered under French Airbus registration F-WZMY.

The plane is named ‘The Limint Does Not Exist’. It is configured to carry a total of 159 passengers in a two-class layout, including 16 Mint and 143 Economy. The plane is powered by two IAE V2533-A5 engines. Further characteristics for the plane below:

Violating a zero-tolerance policy onboard a flight can result in severe consequences that can include (but are not limited to) arrest, criminal charges, fines, or airline bans – depending on the severity. Flight attendants usually ask for inappropriate behavior to stop (such as the yellow card handed out in this instance), and then the pilot in command has the ability to request police intervention if required. Most airlines have a zero-tolerance policy for disruptive or inappropriate behavior, and offenders of this policy may be placed on a no-fly list.