{"id":19637,"date":"2022-07-20T00:18:53","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T00:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/tarek-el-moussa-helped-break-up-fight-with-unruly-passenger-who-charged-crew-on-jetblue-flight-source\/"},"modified":"2022-07-20T00:18:53","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T00:18:53","slug":"tarek-el-moussa-helped-break-up-fight-with-unruly-passenger-who-charged-crew-on-jetblue-flight-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/tarek-el-moussa-helped-break-up-fight-with-unruly-passenger-who-charged-crew-on-jetblue-flight-source\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarek El Moussa Helped Break Up Fight with &#8216;Unruly Passenger&#8217; Who &#8216;Charged&#8217; Crew on JetBlue Flight: Source"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Tarek El Moussa stepped in to help deescalate an altercation between an unruly passenger and crew on a recent JetBlue flight.<\/p>\n<p>The HGTV star&#8217;s wife, <em>Selling Sunset<\/em> realtor Heather Rae El Moussa, 34, previously teased on her Instagram Story that Tarek, 40, had been a &#8220;hero&#8221; on their flight out of New York&#8217;s JFK airport.  On Tuesday, a source shared details of the onboard face-off, which occurred around midnight on Monday, with PEOPLE.<\/p>\n<p>After the couple and their fellow passengers finally boarded the plane after about nine hours of delays, &#8220;The pilot announced that they would not be flying as the crew had timed out,&#8221; the source said.  &#8220;At that time, a highly intoxicated, unruly passenger aggressively charged up the aisle toward the pilot and flight attendants at the front of the plane, verbally and physically assaulting them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s when, the source says, the <em>Flipping 101<\/em> host stepped in.  &#8220;While everyone was in shock, Tarek took it upon himself to intervene and to prevent the situation from escalating,&#8221; the source added.  &#8220;Tarek got in between the hostile passenger and the crew, and physically escorted him off the plane. Afterwards, the flight attendants and pilot thanked him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A representative for JetBlue did not immediately reply to PEOPLE&#8217;s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: Tarek and Heather Rae El Moussa Are Having a Baby: &#8216;We Weren&#8217;t Expecting This!&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 1667px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:174%;\"><noscript><img alt=\"Tarek El Moussa and Heather Rae El Moussa Travel Day\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/cQRvQ7yMzqm1PgXaZJFlJA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE2Njc-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/No0LPfFFTD2MyW6SkpUHfw--~B\/aD0yMDAwO3c9MTE1MjthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/488c04bcb680974d732d0fb1c56495a5\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Tarek El Moussa and Heather Rae El Moussa Travel Day<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><i>Heather Rae El Moussa\/Instagram <\/i><\/p>\n<p>Heather first shared a hint at the day&#8217;s shocking turn on her Instagram Story: &#8220;I have a story for you,&#8221; she wrote.  &#8220;My husband did something very heroic when a man went crazy on our flight and verbally &#038; physically got in flight attendants&#8217; &#038; pilots&#8217; faces.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She added, &#8220;My husband was a hero tonight.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred at the end of a nightmare travel day for the couple, who are currently filming their new HGTV docu-series<em> The Flipping El Moussas<\/em>.  They both documented on their respective Instagrams how their flight out of New York&#8217;s JFK airport was delayed multiple times and eventually canceled.  They also boarded and then deplaned once for an engine issue and again, hours later, after the flight crew timed out.<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"link caas-button collapse-button\" aria-label=\"\" title=\"\" data-ylk=\"elm:readmore;slk:Story continues\">Story continues<\/button><\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 1667px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:174%;\"><img class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Tarek El Moussa and Heather Rae El Moussa Travel Day\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/NUCHCfrUAqZjrsz_1qn.AA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE2Njc-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/eJU1wa9937xQ7KUvoN3TfA--~B\/aD0yMDAwO3c9MTE1MjthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/45a8b1433d339d6813678821024a6241\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"Tarek El Moussa and Heather Rae El Moussa Travel Day\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/NUCHCfrUAqZjrsz_1qn.AA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE2Njc-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/eJU1wa9937xQ7KUvoN3TfA--~B\/aD0yMDAwO3c9MTE1MjthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/45a8b1433d339d6813678821024a6241\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Tarek El Moussa and Heather Rae El Moussa Travel Day<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><i>Heather Rae El Moussa\/Instagram <\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: Tarek El Moussa Says He Never Expected to Find Love Again with &#8216;Soulmate&#8217; Heather Rae Young<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heather, who recently announced her first pregnancy, was struggling amidst all the delays.  &#8220;I&#8217;m starving, I&#8217;m pregnant, I need my food,&#8221; she said as they stopped at a restaurant at the airport after having to deplane.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Oh it&#8217;s been a long day,&#8221; Tarek said to the camera as they got ready to go to sleep back in a hotel, &#8220;what can go wrong will go wrong.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tarek also noted, &#8220;We&#8217;re gonna do this all over again tomorrow, wish us luck.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tarek El Moussa stepped in to help deescalate an altercation between an unruly passenger and crew on a recent JetBlue flight. The HGTV star&#8217;s wife, Selling Sunset realtor Heather Rae El Moussa, 34, previously teased on her Instagram Story that Tarek, 40, had been a &#8220;hero&#8221; on their flight out of New York&#8217;s JFK airport. &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/tarek-el-moussa-helped-break-up-fight-with-unruly-passenger-who-charged-crew-on-jetblue-flight-source\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tarek El Moussa Helped Break Up Fight with &#8216;Unruly Passenger&#8217; Who &#8216;Charged&#8217; Crew on JetBlue Flight: Source<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15705,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/christina-haack-steps-out-with-husband-josh-after-giving-her-blessing-to-tareks-new-baby\/","url_meta":{"origin":19637,"position":0},"title":"Christina Haack steps out with husband Josh after giving her blessing to Tarek&#8217;s new baby","date":"July 16, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Christina Haack steps out with husband Josh Hall after giving her blessing to ex-husband Tarek El Moussa and newly pregnant wife Heather Rae YoungBy Caitlyn Becker For Dailymail.com Published: 16:23 EDT, 15 July 2022 | updated: 16:31PM EDT, 15 July 2022 Her ex husband is expecting a new baby.And, Christina\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Entertainment&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Mom on the move: Christina Haack, 39, was spotted out with her new man picking up flowers after reportedly giving her blessing to Tarek El Moussa and his pregnant wife Heather Rae Young","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/07\/15\/21\/60321233-11018751-image-a-8_1657916167316.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":13436,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/tarek-and-heather-rae-el-moussa-are-having-a-baby-we-werent-expecting-this\/","url_meta":{"origin":19637,"position":1},"title":"Tarek and Heather Rae El Moussa Are Having a Baby: &#8216;We Weren&#8217;t Expecting This!&#8217;","date":"July 13, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Tarek and Heather El MoussaChristina Cernik Tarek and Heather Rae El Moussa are expecting their first baby together!The couple were in the middle of in vitro fertilization treatments and had even scheduled a date to transfer an embryo next fall when they got a happy surprise a few weeks ago,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Entertainment&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":15088,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/ant-anstead-congratulates-tarek-and-heather-el-moussa-on-their-baby-news-thrilled-for-you-all\/","url_meta":{"origin":19637,"position":2},"title":"Ant Anstead Congratulates Tarek and Heather El Moussa on Their Baby News: &#8216;Thrilled for You All&#8217;","date":"July 15, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Ant Anstead is sharing his well wishes with Tarek and Heather Rae El Moussa.Tarek and Heather are expecting their first baby together, the couple announced exclusively with PEOPLE on Wednesday. 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