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Ryanair passenger takes emergency exit | Ryanair passenger takes emergency exit |
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A Ryanair passenger, fed up with waiting to leave a plane in Spain, got in trouble after taking the emergency exit and waiting on the wing. | A Ryanair passenger, fed up with waiting to leave a plane in Spain, got in trouble after taking the emergency exit and waiting on the wing. |
His flight from London had been delayed one hour on departure, and passengers were reportedly kept on board for 30 minutes at Malaga. | |
The man, reportedly a Polish national in his 50s, sat on the wing for some time before being talked back inside. | The man, reportedly a Polish national in his 50s, sat on the wing for some time before being talked back inside. |
He was later arrested by airport security. | He was later arrested by airport security. |
Video footage taken by another passenger shows the man setting his hand luggage down before perching on the wing's edge as a number of people can be heard laughing in the background. | Video footage taken by another passenger shows the man setting his hand luggage down before perching on the wing's edge as a number of people can be heard laughing in the background. |
The unusual incident happened on flight FR8164 from Stansted to Malaga on New Year's Day. | The unusual incident happened on flight FR8164 from Stansted to Malaga on New Year's Day. |
The Daily Mail spoke with two other passengers on board the flight, one of whom said it was "surreal" when the man activated the emergency exit, announcing: "I'm going via the wing". | The Daily Mail spoke with two other passengers on board the flight, one of whom said it was "surreal" when the man activated the emergency exit, announcing: "I'm going via the wing". |
But it also quoted another passenger, Raj Mistry, who said the man had been suffering from asthma and was struggling to breathe. | But it also quoted another passenger, Raj Mistry, who said the man had been suffering from asthma and was struggling to breathe. |
A spokesman for Ryanair called the event an "airport security breach". | A spokesman for Ryanair called the event an "airport security breach". |
"Malaga airport police immediately arrested the passenger in question and since this was a breach of Spanish safety and security regulations, it is being dealt with by the Spanish authorities," he said. | "Malaga airport police immediately arrested the passenger in question and since this was a breach of Spanish safety and security regulations, it is being dealt with by the Spanish authorities," he said. |
It is not the first time a Ryanair passenger has taken to the tarmac in Spain. | It is not the first time a Ryanair passenger has taken to the tarmac in Spain. |
In 2016, one passenger in Madrid jumped from a disconnected bridge and sprinted across the tarmac towards a Ryanair plane in an attempt to catch a flight to Gran Canaria. | In 2016, one passenger in Madrid jumped from a disconnected bridge and sprinted across the tarmac towards a Ryanair plane in an attempt to catch a flight to Gran Canaria. |