Lady jumps from MSY-LAX flight this morning
May 23, 2016, 10:37 am
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Lady jumps from MSY-LAX flight this morning
My daughter and I are on the plane in New Orleans headed for LAX. Just after the boarding door was closed this lady runs up from the back of the plane, pushed the flight attendant out of the way, opened the door, and jumped 10 feet to the ground below. She then took off running across the tarmac. Craziest thing I have ever seen on a plane.
Surprisingly the flight was only delayed a short while.
Surprisingly the flight was only delayed a short while.
May 23, 2016, 10:43 am
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My daughter and I are on the plane in New Orleans headed for LAX. Just after the boarding door was closed this lady runs up from the back of the plane, pushed the flight attendant out of the way, opened the door, and jumped 10 feet to the ground below. She then took off running across the tarmac. Craziest thing I have ever seen on a plane.
Surprisingly the flight was only delayed a short while.
Surprisingly the flight was only delayed a short while.
May 23, 2016, 11:12 am
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Must have been quite the scene. I've had a few instances where I decided (or got decided by my boos) that I wasn't taking a flight and had to get off after boarding but never after the door closed.
May 23, 2016, 11:52 am
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The FA was making some announcements and was reaching to activate the slide when the lady from the back pushed her out of the way and opened the door. A few seconds later and we would have been delayed for hours.
May 23, 2016, 11:58 am
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I was on a plane leaving GSO that had pushed off the gate and literally taxied back to the gate because some lady in first class had decided that she missed her children too much and decided she had to be left off the aircraft 
I was asleep, when the scene was made, so I missed it (I was also in FC) but the FA filled me in afterwards. Apparently, the lady probably had a few in the bar before boarding, and the PDB was the one that made her realize that she couldn't bear to leave her precious little ones.
I was asleep, when the scene was made, so I missed it (I was also in FC) but the FA filled me in afterwards. Apparently, the lady probably had a few in the bar before boarding, and the PDB was the one that made her realize that she couldn't bear to leave her precious little ones.
May 23, 2016, 12:15 pm
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Hoax?
Is this a hoax? Flight number? Airline?
If she hopped off the plane at the last minute, they would have to ensure she had no checked bags. THAT would take some time. And they would also need to verify she did not bring/leave any carry ons on the plane. Only way to do that is deplane everyone and do a screening of the plane. Could easily take the plane offline for a more thorough scanning.
I would think this would be bigger news. It would be a major security breach.
If she hopped off the plane at the last minute, they would have to ensure she had no checked bags. THAT would take some time. And they would also need to verify she did not bring/leave any carry ons on the plane. Only way to do that is deplane everyone and do a screening of the plane. Could easily take the plane offline for a more thorough scanning.
I would think this would be bigger news. It would be a major security breach.
May 23, 2016, 1:39 pm
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Is this a hoax? Flight number? Airline?
If she hopped off the plane at the last minute, they would have to ensure she had no checked bags. THAT would take some time. And they would also need to verify she did not bring/leave any carry ons on the plane. Only way to do that is deplane everyone and do a screening of the plane. Could easily take the plane offline for a more thorough scanning.
I would think this would be bigger news. It would be a major security breach.
If she hopped off the plane at the last minute, they would have to ensure she had no checked bags. THAT would take some time. And they would also need to verify she did not bring/leave any carry ons on the plane. Only way to do that is deplane everyone and do a screening of the plane. Could easily take the plane offline for a more thorough scanning.
I would think this would be bigger news. It would be a major security breach.
May 23, 2016, 1:48 pm
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An unauthorized person running around on the tarmac would be a considerable security breach.
But flightaware shows the flight about to land only 5 min late.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL726
But flightaware shows the flight about to land only 5 min late.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL726
May 23, 2016, 1:53 pm
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May 23, 2016, 1:58 pm
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I was on a plane leaving GSO that had pushed off the gate and literally taxied back to the gate because some lady in first class had decided that she missed her children too much and decided she had to be left off the aircraft I was asleep, when the scene was made, so I missed it (I was also in FC) but the FA filled me in afterwards. Apparently, the lady probably had a few in the bar before boarding, and the PDB was the one that made her realize that she couldn't bear to leave her precious little ones.
I was asleep, when the scene was made, so I missed it (I was also in FC) but the FA filled me in afterwards. Apparently, the lady probably had a few in the bar before boarding, and the PDB was the one that made her realize that she couldn't bear to leave her precious little ones.