2 passengers open Delta flight cabin door and slide out of moving plane with a dog at LaGuardia
Two passengers aboard a Delta flight bound for Atlanta opened a cabin door and activated the slide to exit the plane while it was taxiing out to a runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Monday morning, Delta spokesman Morgan Durrant told CNN.
The New York Times reported the two passengers involved are in custody and that a large service dog also deplaned with them.
After they exited the plane, the aircraft returned to the gate and deplaned customers normally, Durrant said.
He told CNN the airline was able to accommodate the remaining passengers on alternate flights.
Two passengers aboard a Delta flight bound for Atlanta opened a cabin door and activated the slide to exit the plane while it was taxiing to a runway at New York s LaGuardia Airport Monday morning, Delta spokesman Morgan Durrant told CNN. After they exited the plane, the aircraft returned to the gate and deplaned customers normally, Durrant said. He said the airline was able to accommodate the remaining passengers on alternate flights. Maintenance technicians have evaluated the aircraft and is scheduled to return to service this evening, Durrant said. In a statement to CNN, the Federal Aviation Administration said the two passengers who opened the emergency exit door and slid out have been arrested by law enforcement.
2 passengers with dog open door of a moving plane and slide out in New York
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(CNN) Two passengers on a Delta flight bound for Atlanta opened a cabin door and activated the slide to exit the plane while it was taxiing to a runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Monday morning, an airline spokesman said.
CNN has not been able to confirm details about the dog deplaning, but in reporting the pair’s charges, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey spokeswoman Lenis Valens said a dog accompanying the two was taken to a Brooklyn animal shelter.