Shoving and Screaming as Man Opens Plane’s Emergency Exit

Published on August 22, 2024

A Jetstar passenger has been arrested after allegedly opening a plane’s emergency exit and deploying the slide. The JQ507 flight from Sydney had landed at Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport on Thursday morning just before the incident. The plane was parked at the time and confirmed the man has been arrested by Australian Federal Police (AFP), an airline spokesperson said. “We can confirm that a passenger opened the emergency exit door after arrival into Melbourne, which automatically deployed the slide,” they said. Radio producer Audrey Varghese told Melbourne radio 3AW about the shoving and screaming during the commotion. “People were just screaming because of how strange this behaviour was,” she said....