Passenger in Mexico Opens Plane’s Emergency Exit Door, Starts Walking on Wing

A bizarre incident caught on camera took the internet by storm when a passenger aboard Aeromexico Airlines opened the emergency exit door and started to walk on the plane’s wing. The incident occurred when the plane was waiting to take off from Mexico International Airport, according to the BBC.

After enduring a nearly five-hour delay without air conditioning or water on a Guatemala City-bound flight, the man took action upon re-entering the aircraft and was subsequently taken into custody by local police.

The airport told the Associated Press that "yesterday a passenger on a flight to Guatemala opened an emergency door on a plane while it was stationary at a remote position, stood on a wing and then re-entered the cabin, without affecting the aircraft or anyone else. In line with international security regulations, this person turned himself over to the authorities.”While the man was taken away by the police, other passengers came together and made a joint statement, supporting his actions and saying that he tried to 'save lives'. The passengers wrote in their statement, "The delay and lack of air created conditions that endangered the health of the passengers. He saved our lives."

Some videos and pictures of the incident were shared on X, which quickly went viral. The post shows agitated people waiting on the plane, while one of the passengers can also be seen arguing with a flight attendant.

This post, since being shared, has gained more than three lakh views and over 1,300 likes. Netizens took to the comments section of the post and said that 'they would have done the same.'

A user wrote, "It reminded me of you have to do whatever it takes to survive." A second added, "I would have done the same." Another commented, "Aeroméxico has terrible service, a week ago 36 hours of flight delay. And no one gave an answer @Aeromexico."

The identity of the man in question was not disclosed, and the airport authority declined to comment on whether he remains in custody or faces charges, as per the media report.