American Airlines Passenger Opened Door and Jumped Off Moving Plane

Time ^ | 25 May 2017

[Lorianne]

An airline passenger was arrested Thursday after he opened the plane's galley door as it was taxiing and jumped onto the tarmac at a North Carolina airport, authorities said.

Tun Lon Sein was seated on American Airlines Flight 5242 just before takeoff, when he suddenly stood from his seat and attempted to open the aircraft's main door before he was halted by a flight attendant, whom he then tried to bite, federal air marshals said in a criminal complaint, according to CNN.

Following the struggle, Sein was able to pry the door open and escape onto the tarmac, before airport workers stopped him on the active taxiway. He was then taken to a local hospital for treatment, the report said.

Authorities are unsure what prompted Sein's commotion because he speaks little English, CNN reports. He was scheduled for a court appearance on Friday, but the hearing had to be postponed, the report said, because the Thai interpreter could not speak Karen, a language of southern Myanmar.

[Texas Eagle]

Is he related to Wi Tu Lo?

[BigEdLB]

Those flight attendants on American are really rude. I guess someone couldn’t take it anymore.

[A_Former_Democrat]

Ho Lee Phuk !!

[Col Frank Slade]

Maybe he decided it was better to jump off than be dragged off ?

[exit82]

Obviously, Sum Ting Wong.

[exit82]

I No Pae.

[2ndDivisionVet]

[Texas Eagle]

Wow. At least United has the decency to remove passengers before the plane starts moving.

[DallasGal]

What? No viral video??? At this point any trip that requires flying is off my list.

[Col Frank Slade]

Fake news !!!

[Cementjungle]

[SaxxonWoods]

In Wong Seit?

[sphinx]

How long before he sues American Airlines for excessive force, or negligence for letting him on the plane to begin with? Or for not having pillows underneath him when he jumped?

[Neoliberalnot]

AA should be sued for 20 million for such abuse. Time to lawyer up.

[trisham]

Sum Ting Wong!

[exit82]

On Wong Playn.

[Neoliberalnot]

Was he an esteemed physician with a record?

[SpaceBar]

These weird passenger incidents seem to have really taken off (pun intended) after GW was elected. Every time it happens, I await toxicology reports but none ever come, and these people just disappear from the news stream. What ever happened to the woman who went nuts on a flight and claimed she was carrying Bush's love child? Down the memory hole I guess.

[A_Former_Democrat]

Wi hee heer ?

Just another Third World contributor