SEATAC, Wash. — On Sunday, an Alaska Airlines flight from Milwaukee to Seattle was too much for one passenger who decided to open the emergency exit and climbed out to the wing of the airplane after arriving at the gate.
Flight 323 from Milwaukee completed its taxi to Gate N9 and as passengers began to deboard the plane, a passenger decided to find her own way out.
“A passenger upon arrival at a gate from inbound Milwaukee flight opened an emergency exit row door and walked out on the wing,” one witness told KIRO 7.
According to SEA Airport spokesman, the passenger got anxious, opened the emergency exit and climbed onto the wing.
Port of Seattle fire and a crisis intervention team arrived to evaluate her.
The Port of Seattle released the following statement:
On Sunday, December 22, at 5:02pm, Port of Seattle emergency dispatch was alerted to an incident at gate N9 related to arriving Alaska flight 323.
During deplaning of the aircraft a passenger on board became anxious and opened the emergency exit over the wing. The woman climbed out onto the wing. Port of Seattle Fire responded and helped the passenger off the aircraft wing to the ramp. Port Police crisis team responded and eventually determined to send the passenger to the hospital for evaluation.
No injuries occurred. No other operations were impacted.
Alaska Airlines released the following statement:
This evening, upon arrival from Milwaukee in Seattle, there was an incident on Alaska Airlines Flight 323 involving a disruptive guest. The matter was safely resolved. We are working with our crew and airport officials to gather more details about what may have transpired. We thank our employees for their swift response and apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our guests.
Note: An earlier version of this story noted SEA would not be pressing charges. That quote has been removed.
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