3 passengers sued Alaska Airlines for emotional distress over off-duty pilot accused of trying to turn off the engines mid-flight

• Three passengers on the flight where an off-duty pilot is accused of trying to turn off the engines sued Alaska Airlines.
• They said they'd suffered emotional distress and that the pilot should never have been allowed in the cockpit.
• Alaska Airlines said it was reviewing the complaint in relation to the flight last month.

SEATTLE (AP) — Three passengers sued Alaska Airlines, saying they suffered emotional distress from an incident last month in which an off-duty pilot is accused of trying to shut down the engines of a plane while riding in the cockpit from Washington state to San Francisco.