Southwest Passenger Opens Emergency Exit And Flees

New Orleans’ CBS affiliate reports:

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said a man at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Kenner, allegedly escaped through the emergency hatch and ran out onto the tarmac Sunday night. The plane was still parked at the terminal and had yet to push back from the gate for takeoff.

Witnesses told media that the man opened the over-wing emergency exit door aboard a Southwest Airlines flight, jumped down off the plane, and ran across the tarmac in an attempt to drive away in a service truck before being stopped by authorities.

According to the JPSO, the man was later escorted to a hospital for evaluation. The man’s identity has not been revealed.

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Passenger escapes through emergency hatch on Southwest Airlines flight at MSY, JPSO reports

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— WWL-TV (@WWLTV) November 27, 2023

A Passenger has been arrested after escaping through emergency hatch on Southwest Airlines flight WN3172 operated by a Boeing 737 MAX 8 at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) earlier today.

ZED#flight #passenger #aviation pic.twitter.com/Kbcf0XjQV3

— FL360aero (@fl360aero) November 27, 2023

Man opened the over-wing emergency exit door aboard the Southwest Airlines flight, jumped down off the plane and ran across the tarmac in an attempt to drive away in a service truck before being apprehended. Some sources say, he threw something on the aircraft.

— FL360aero (@fl360aero) November 27, 2023