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A passenger was arrested at an airport in Australia after he left a stationary airplane by an emergency exit, walked alongside a wing, after which climbed down a jet engine to the tarmac on Thursday, officers mentioned.
At round 10 a.m. native time, Jetstar Flight JQ507 arrived at Melbourne Airport from Sydney. That’s when one passenger exited by way of the emergency exit, although a spokesperson from Jetstar mentioned that the aircraft was parked on the gate on the time.
“We can affirm {that a} passenger opened the emergency exit door after arrival into Melbourne, which mechanically deployed the slide,” the spokesperson mentioned in an announcement emailed to TIME. “We thank our passengers for his or her endurance and understanding whereas our crew assisted the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to handle this incident.”
The man was detained by employees on the airport after which arrested by the AFP, who later confirmed the person was taken to hospital, the place he stays at the moment.
“AFP officers arrested a person for alleged aggressive behaviour and breaching plane security protocols on a home service arriving from Sydney,” an AFP spokesperson mentioned in an announcement supplied to TIME.
After the remaining passengers disembarked the plane, some spoke to information businesses in regards to the incident. Audrey Varghese, who was on the flight, instructed 10 News First Melbourne that the person exhibited unusual conduct.
“He charged a couple of rows forward to the emergency exit, was pushing individuals out of the best way and shoving them, and that’s when individuals began screaming after which he ripped open the emergency door,” Varghese claimed.
This is just not the primary time in current historical past {that a} passenger has opened up an emergency exit door to an plane—nor the primary time they had been arrested for it. In January, an Aeromexico passenger opened the emergency exit and walked on the aircraft’s wing—it was seemingly in response to being caught for hours on the tarmac, reportedly with out air-con or water for passengers. The fellow passengers even wrote a joint assertion supporting the person who made the unorthodox exit.
In 2020, a feminine passenger pulled the same stunt—opening up the emergency exit on a Ukraine International Airlines aircraft to stroll on the wing.
Though the motive is at the moment not recognized for why the person at Melbourne Airport walked on the wing, AFP says they’re persevering with to analyze this matter, and prices are more likely to be laid at a future date.
