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Passenger Jumps From 737 At New Orleans
AvWeb ^ | November 2, 2023

Posted on 11/28/2023 4:52:58 AM PST by billorites

A passenger suffering an apparent “mental health emergency” popped an overwing emergency exit on a Southwest plane in New Orleans and jumped to the ramp Sunday evening. Airport police were called to the gate after ground personnel detained the passenger. No one was hurt but the passenger was described as being “incoherent.”

“When deputies made contact with the man, they found he was incoherent and not fully aware of his surroundings,” a news release from the police said. He was still in the hospital on Monday for evaluation. Southwest said everyone did everything right in the incident. “We commend our flight and ground crews for their swift action and apologize to our Customers for their inconvenience,” Southwest Airlines said in an email to USA TODAY. The plane was ready to push so passengers had to be put on another aircraft for their flight to Atlanta and Baltimore.

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To: CIB-173RDABN

Which is when I quit flying. If I can not get there by car (or boat) I am not going.
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OR, you could let the moths out of that wallet and fly 1st class!! The fares are only a thousand or more over the price of coach!


41 posted on 11/28/2023 7:37:01 AM PST by fortes fortuna juvat (Biden left our troops to die in Afghanistan and our military equipment to our enemy. Never forget.)
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To: 1Old Pro

Actually the people going nuts are the ones getting treatment. If you call brain destroying drugs and electric shocks treatment.


42 posted on 11/28/2023 7:43:31 AM PST by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: Toespi

I have watched a few of Smithsonian’s “AIR DISASTERS”, and came to the conclusion I will never fly again. Watching those passengers scream all the way down is a little unsettling.
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I wasn’t aware there are such videos. Now I’m tempted to watch them. I wonder how many such passengers scream vs those who don’t? And how the flight crew reacts? Kind of morbid curiosity questions though, aren’t they?


43 posted on 11/28/2023 7:45:05 AM PST by fortes fortuna juvat (Biden left our troops to die in Afghanistan and our military equipment to our enemy. Never forget.)
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To: NetAddicted

There was a kook that opened an emergency exit on final last spring. The plane was low enough that the air pressure inside and outside of the plane was about equal..

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/26/asia/south-korea-plane-door-opens-midair-intl-hnk/index.html


44 posted on 11/28/2023 7:58:27 AM PST by EVO X ( )
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To: Jane Long

HE WAS COHERENT ENOUGH TO BUY A TICKET & BOARD.


45 posted on 11/28/2023 8:00:21 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: EQAndyBuzz

With my experiences having panic attacks,
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I would be interested to know your thoughts regarding panic attacks, causes, thought processes, duration, etc., because I’ve never experienced one and do not know anyone who has. However, the experience is of interest to me because I’ve read verified incidents where soldiers engaged in what they considered to be life-ending combat on multiple occasions manage to repeatedly do so without experiencing disabling panic attacks. Your thoughts?


46 posted on 11/28/2023 8:00:36 AM PST by fortes fortuna juvat (Biden left our troops to die in Afghanistan and our military equipment to our enemy. Never forget.)
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To: Red Badger

Flights aren’t cheap.

Truly am wondering if flights and cruises are now being subsidized.

🤔


47 posted on 11/28/2023 8:02:13 AM PST by Jane Long (What we were told was a conspiracy theory in ‘20 is now fact. Land of the sheep, home of the knaves)
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To: Jane Long

It’s now very apparent that there are no poor people in America...................


48 posted on 11/28/2023 8:03:05 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: fortes fortuna juvat

There are dozens of episodes in the Smithsonian channel, enacting the various stages in the cockpit, leading up to the crashes. They have actual cockpit recordings, black box data, NTSB interviews, and the findings of the investigations, which is mostly pilot error. For those interested in aviation, pilots etc it is probably very interesting and relevant. Usually, the re-enactments show the pilots attempting to save the planes until the last moment.

Years ago, a good friend lost her husband in an airline crash, she had three young children and just devastated. It was pilot error so she and the kids received a very large settlement from US Air. She said the money will never replace the heartbreak. Recently she watched the reenactment of the crash and was sorry she did.


49 posted on 11/28/2023 8:06:59 AM PST by Toespi
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To: Red Badger

Agree!

It’s amazing what those 0blama phones can do, for the huddled masses.


50 posted on 11/28/2023 8:08:38 AM PST by Jane Long (What we were told was a conspiracy theory in ‘20 is now fact. Land of the sheep, home of the knaves)
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To: Jane Long

They keep huddling in masses...............


51 posted on 11/28/2023 8:12:39 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Toespi

The Quest Channel has a show on called MAYDAY weeknights at 02:00 & 03:00 EST.

They reenact Air Crashes and the Investigations. Can be very sobering to watch.

There was one on last week about the AA DC-10 Flight 191 that went down right after takeoff as a result of the #1 (left) engine coming off of the wing and it was a flight that had a Cockpit Camera so the Passengers could see what was happening in real time. The Cockpit Camera was discontinued after that flight.


52 posted on 11/28/2023 9:44:12 AM PST by mabarker1 ( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!!)
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To: mabarker1

Oh my heavens. That would be terrifying, can’t imagine what the airlines were thinking to have a camera in the cockpit.


53 posted on 11/28/2023 10:03:38 AM PST by Toespi
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To: Toespi

I remember when that was in place and it was really awesome IMO.

The Airlines never expected something like that to happen. And the legal beagles must have not thought about it too much either.

But, yeah that would have been terrifying to watch.


54 posted on 11/28/2023 10:37:13 AM PST by mabarker1 ( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!!)
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To: fortes fortuna juvat

Too late. That boorish type of attire already is aboard the airplanes. There’s always going to be that 5% demographic in any group that acts like an ass or an idiot. Half of the people would act more respectful.

EC


55 posted on 11/28/2023 11:18:07 AM PST by Ex-Con777
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To: fortes fortuna juvat

OR, you could let the moths out of that wallet and fly 1st class!! The fares are only a thousand or more over the price of coach!


You still have the lines, the luggage limits, random cancellations, the security and so on. No, I will not say I will never fly again, but it would have to be for a very good reason and at my age I don’t see that happening.


56 posted on 11/28/2023 11:41:58 AM PST by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: CIB-173RDABN

You still have the lines, the luggage limits, random cancellations, the security and so on. No, I will not say I will never fly again, but it would have to be for a very good reason and at my age I don’t see that happening.
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Understood. Two months ago wife and I flew Dulles to Vienna, and Vienna to Rome and the reverse back to Dulles. Long and tedious for all the reasons you’ve cited. But to do the trip we planned, it had to be done. We envied the passengers in 1st class, but did not want to pay the exorbitant ticket price to join them.


57 posted on 11/28/2023 11:58:38 AM PST by fortes fortuna juvat (Biden left our troops to die in Afghanistan and our military equipment to our enemy. Never forget.)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

#28 See #1 video. That is how it should have been dealt with : )


58 posted on 11/29/2023 2:48:04 AM PST by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: minnesota_bound

“#28 See #1 video. That is how it should have been dealt with : )”

I didn’t see any nuns on the plane however there were several pipe hittin bruthas. Don’t think blow torches are allowed on flights, but I could see how a pair of pliers would have helped. :)


59 posted on 11/29/2023 5:04:23 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (I AM A ZIONIST HOODLUM!)
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