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submitted 5 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

At first it sounds like a typical case of bad behavior aboard airplanes.

The Mexico City International Airport acknowledged in a statement Friday that a man had opened an emergency exit and walked out on a wing of a plane that was parked and waiting for takeoff Thursday.

The airport said the man had been turned over to police.

But dozens of fellow passengers signed a written copy of a statement saying the airline made them wait for four hours without ventilation or water while the flight was delayed. According to photos of the statement posted online, fellow passengers said he acted “to protect everyone, with the support of everyone.”

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[-] SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml 30 points 5 months ago

What I’m wondering is what they’d do if you told the flight attendant you’re having chest pains and a shooting pain in your left arm. They’re not going to want to hold a person on board who may require emergency medical treatment. You might not make it back on board that particular flight, but with that kind of delay I’d probably just rather rebook anyway.

[-] Hazor@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago

Yeah, they'd take the plane straight back to a gate and pass you off to EMS. And then leave without you.

[-] SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

If they have a six hour delay, I probably have some padding in that timeline. They’d hook me up and say “It’s just a panic attack, here’s some O2” and send me on my way. Then I’m either getting back on the plane, rescheduling with the ticket desk, or hitting up a bar and heading home until tomorrow.

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

As a fat man nearing middle age I think I just found my superhero origin story.

[-] wagoner@infosec.pub 6 points 5 months ago

Based on personal experience, they take you off the plane to a medical team who will evaluate you, run an EKG for example. They can refuse to let you board another flight depending on their evaluation.

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