A U.S. passenger has been arrested by police after landing on the runway and opening the emergency exit of an airliner and walking over the wing.
Chicago Police said they had arrested a passenger on United Airlines Flight 2478 from San Diego at 4:30 a.m. on the 5th at Chicago O’Hare International Airport.
According to the police, the passenger abruptly opened the emergency exit of the passenger plane while moving to the gate after landing on the runway and walked out onto the wing.
Witnesses said the passenger was seated next to the emergency exit and was acting suspiciously.
An airline ground crew found the passenger in question and stopped him, and the police, who received a report and arrived at the scene, arrested him and are investigating the circumstances.
It was confirmed that the arrival time of the plane was delayed by 20 minutes due to the accident.
Some passengers responded, “I wonder why we couldn’t wait 5 more minutes at the most to arrive at the gate.”
A United Airlines spokesperson said: “Despite the accident, the plane landed well at the gate and all passengers and passengers disembarked safely.”
The Chicago Aviation Administration also said in a statement, “A passenger-related accident occurred early this morning at O’Hare International Airport, and one person was arrested and imprisoned, but no one was injured.”