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A raging passenger from Brooklyn allegedly went off on a drunken, racist and expletive-filled tirade aboard an Atlanta-bound Delta flight from New York City, leading to his removal from the plane before takeoff.
Jerome Anixter, 60, was escorted off Delta flight 2342 by Port Authority police officers around 1:30 p.m. Thursday after his onboard meltdown, law enforcement sources told The Post.
Officers responded to the aircraft after receiving a call about a seemingly intoxicated passenger causing a disturbance onboard while the flight prepared for departure from John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, the sources said.
Video circulating online and reportedly filmed by a passenger onboard the flight captured the unruly passenger hurling the N-word and yelling, “Can you believe these mother f–kers?!” while being escorted off the aircraft by Port Authority officers.
The footage was shared on X by @thenewsjunkie, who said the filming passenger claimed the man allegedly yelled “Death to America” and pretended to shoot fellow passengers.
The Post wasn’t immediately able to confirm that the man in the video is Anixter, however, the details of the flight match those provided by sources.
“Delta has zero tolerance for disruptive behavior, and we thank law enforcement for their assistance in removing this unruly customer,” a spokesperson for the airline said in a statement to The Post.
“We apologize to the customers on Delta flight DL2342 for this experience and any delay in their travels.”
The Atlanta-bound flight, with 160 passengers and six crewmembers onboard, departed from JFK airport 45 minutes late after the incident unfolded.
After being booted from the aircraft, Anixter was arrested and charged with assault, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration, sources said.
It was not immediately clear what led to his alleged outburst onboard.
The Post reached out to Anixter for comment.