Just In ! For reason unknown at this time, a passenger has forced open one of the cabin emergency door (right side) of a Jetstar Airbus A320-200 aircraft (VH-VFL) at Melbourne International Airport, after the flight JQ507 from Sydney.
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) August 22, 2024
The passenger jumped out of the cabin on the… pic.twitter.com/LpLArJ0SKj
We landed in Melbourne, that was wild.
— gewwy @ Animaga 295 (@gewwyArt) August 22, 2024
Some dude popped the emergency slide and then jumped off the wing to get tackled on the tarmac. pic.twitter.com/gELmJXsTK8
Jetstar passenger arrested by federal police after opening the emergency exit upon arrival at Melbourne Airport.
— Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) August 22, 2024
Jetstar flight JQ507, which departed Sydney, had arrived at a gate when the man opened the exit, sending the slide out the side of the plane.
The man was said to be… pic.twitter.com/6DKKZ0fJcH