D’AMATO FLIGHT PROBED

Urged JetBlue revolt

The raucous airplane rebellion that got former Sen. Al D’Amato tossed from a long-delayed JetBlue flight two months ago is now under investigation, The Post has learned. Passengers on the Jan. 9 jet from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to JFK Airport got an e-mail Wednesday alerting them of the probe and requesting “witness” statements about the disturbance, which involved D’Amato urging passengers to join him as he was being escorted from the plane (inset). “The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an incident that occurred on the above flight,” said agency safety inspector Susan Midnight in the email, which was sent at 7:30 a.m. “If you witnessed a disturbance or disruption prior to the departure on Flight #1002 anda are willing to make a witness statement, please respond to this email,” she continued. “Your assistance would be greatly appreciated.” The message does not specify whether the probe is focused on D’Amato’s behavior or the fact that JetBlue ejected him from a flight after he waited hours for it to take off. One fellow passenger who asked to remain anonymous said he doesn’t plan to offer details to the feds because there’s “no benefit” to anyone involved.

“It was a very hectic scene,” he said of D’Amato being escorted off by police. “Everyone was fed up with the fact that we were delayed all day long.”

The flight was scheduled to depart at 1:40 p.m., but didn’t take off until 8 pm. Amid the lengthy hold-up, passengers were asked to switch seats to redistribute weight on the plane.

The source speculated that a complaint or lawsuit may have been filed over the incident.

FAA spokeswoman Arlene Salac said only , “We’re still continuing our investigation.” JetBlue declined to comment.

D’Amato on Wednesday described the episode as “unfortunate.”

“The whole thing was ridiculous,” he added.