KNTV Early Today April 14, 2015
It was a scarey situation on board an Alaskan Airlines flight heading to los angeles. Minutes into the flight the pilot heard banging from within the aircraft. The pilot declared an emergency for a priority landing. Turns out a ramp worker was stuck inside the front cargo hold area of the plane. According to Alaska Airlines the worker told authorities he had fallen asleep. When he woke up, the plane was in mid air. Weve definitely launched an investigation to find out what happened, what procedures were not followed, and we will be following up with both the employee and aviation to make sure ...