Police arrest American Airlines passenger after he opened emergency exit and walked onto the win

An American Airlines passenger has been arrested by police after he allegedly climbed out of the emergency hatch and walked onto the wing of the plane just moments after touch down at Miami International Airport on Wednesday. 

The passenger, who was identified as Christian Segura, a 33-year-old American citizen according to Miami’s WPLG-TV, reportedly opened the emergency hatch as the plane was taxiing towards the terminal after landing minutes prior.

Airport officials said Segura clambered out of the hatch and strolled along the wing of the plane as it was pulling up to stop outside the airport terminal at around 7:30pm after arriving from Colombia. 

Airport officials said Segura clambered out of the hatch and strolled along the wing of the plane as it was pulling up to stop outside the airport terminal

According to Local 10, Segura jumped off the wing of American Airlines flight 920 when officers arrived and he was swiftly detained by agents from US Customs and Border Protection.

Airport authorities said the incident did not cause any delays and all other passengers on the plane were able to get off without any issues.

No one was injured in the stunt.  

Following disembarking of the plane, an American Airlines spokesperson issued this statement: ‘We are aware of an incident involving a passenger on American Airlines flight 920 from Cali, Colombia (CLO) to Miami (MIA).

While customers were exiting the plane at the gate, a passenger opened the over-wing emergency exit and jumped onto the ramp. 

The American Airlines flight had landed at Miami International Airport from Colombia when Segura reportedly opened the hatch

An American Airlines plane lands at the Miami International Airport in Miami, on June 16, 2021

The customer was immediately detained by law enforcement officials. All other customers deplaned normally. 

We thank our team members for their professionalism and apologize to our customers for the inconvenience.’ 

American Airlines and Miami International Airport have been contacted for comment. 

Source: Daily Mail