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| 'I'm going via the wing': fed-up Ryanair passenger takes the emergency exit | |
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| An impatient Ryanair passenger shocked fellow travellers when he forced his way out of the emergency exit after getting fed up with waiting to disembark after a flight from the UK to Spain. | An impatient Ryanair passenger shocked fellow travellers when he forced his way out of the emergency exit after getting fed up with waiting to disembark after a flight from the UK to Spain. |
| The man, reportedly a 57-year-old Polish national, ended up perching on the wing of flight FR8164 with his hand luggage as the plane sat on the tarmac at Malaga airport. | The man, reportedly a 57-year-old Polish national, ended up perching on the wing of flight FR8164 with his hand luggage as the plane sat on the tarmac at Malaga airport. |
| He was eventually talked into getting back on board by ground staff and held until he was arrested by local police. | He was eventually talked into getting back on board by ground staff and held until he was arrested by local police. |
| The man was said to have been frustrated after the plane was delayed by almost an hour leaving London’s Stansted airport on New Year’s Day. | The man was said to have been frustrated after the plane was delayed by almost an hour leaving London’s Stansted airport on New Year’s Day. |
| Passengers were then reportedly left waiting another 30 minutes to disembark when they arrived at around 11pm. | Passengers were then reportedly left waiting another 30 minutes to disembark when they arrived at around 11pm. |
| Fellow passenger Fernando Del Valle Villalobos told Mail Online: “This man decided he wasn’t going to wait any longer. | Fellow passenger Fernando Del Valle Villalobos told Mail Online: “This man decided he wasn’t going to wait any longer. |
| “He activated the emergency door and left, saying: ‘I’m going via the wing’. It was surreal.” | “He activated the emergency door and left, saying: ‘I’m going via the wing’. It was surreal.” |
| Del Valle Villalobos added: “He was sat on the wing for quite a while until the crew managed to get him back inside.” | Del Valle Villalobos added: “He was sat on the wing for quite a while until the crew managed to get him back inside.” |
| A spokesman for Ryanair said: “This airport security breach occurred after landing in Malaga airport on 1 January. | A spokesman for Ryanair said: “This airport security breach occurred after landing in Malaga airport on 1 January. |
| “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.” | “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.” |