Southwest Airlines passenger opens plane’s emergency door, jumps onto wing
Posted on AllSides November 27th, 2023
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KENNER, La. — A passenger on board a Southwest Airlines flight out of New Orleans opened the emergency exit on the plane and left the aircraft via the plane’s wing on Sunday, police said. The plane was still on the skyway and was not moving at the time of the incident, NBC News reported. Witnesses said that the man opened the over-wing door, jumped from the wing and then ran across the tarmac to a service truck and tried to drive away. Law enforcement caught the man and, according to...