A Jet Airways passenger jumped out of a plane’s emergency exit then walked out of the airport without being stopped.
The man, named locally as Akash Jain, allegedly jumped onto the tarmac at Mumbai Airport five minutes after it landed from Chandigarh.
No sooner does the seat belt sign go off than people begin scrambling to grab their bags from the overhead bins in a bid to be the first to deplane. One Akash Jain, however, took that impatience to a whole new level last afternoon, exposing a flaw in the security procedures followed by the airline in the process, according to Mid-day
It is alleged that he opened an emergency exit above a wing of the plane and jumped to the tarmac. As soon as an aircraft’s wheels touch the tarmac, passengers begin to behave like prisoners would if a plane door was the only thing standing between them and freedom.
Once on the ground, he spoke to a member of staff working on another flight, but rather than questioning what he was doing, they directed him towards the terminal and it was more than half an hour before authorities were told.
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