Flyer ejected after spat with future First Daughter

New York: A passenger was kicked off a US flight after he allegedly became aggressive and refused to sit next to US President-elect Donald Trump’s eldest daughter Ivanka Trump, who was onboard the flight with her husband.

JetBlue forced the man off a morning flight on Thursday at John F. Kennedy airport here after he allegedly told Ivanka Trump, “You ruined our country. Now, you’re ruining our flight,” according to a report in CNN.

Ivanka Trump was onboard the flight with her husband Jared Kushner and they were travelling to Hawaii for a vacation.

One Matthew Lasner tweeted that his husband was kicked off the flight after a flight attendant overheard a man “expressing displeasure” about Mr Trump’s eldest daughter and her husband.

“Ivanka and Jared at JFK TF, flying commercial. My husband chasing them down to harass them. #banalityofevil,” a tweet by Mr Lasner read.

Marc Scheff, who was seated in front of Ivanka Trump on the plane, confirmed the incident in an interview to CNN. Mr Scheff described the man as “shaking” and “visibly agitated.” Asked about Ivanka Trump’s response to the incident, he said she told a JetBlue staff member, “I don’t want to make this a thing.”

JetBlue said in a statement to CNN that the “decision to remove a customer from a flight is not taken lightly. If the crew determines that a customer is causing conflict on the aircraft, the customer will be asked to deplane, especially if the crew feels the situation runs the risk of escalation during flight. In this instance, our team worked to reaccommodate the party on the next available flight.” A Trump organisation condemned the incident and said it was unfortunate.