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Man jumps from plane at take off
AN American man allegedly opened a plane door and jumped on to the tarmac after becoming frightened as the aircraft prepared to take off from a New South Wales airport yesterday.
The 33-year-old man was on the Regional Express (Rex) 10.50am (AEST) flight from Merimbula, on the NSW south coast, to Melbourne, when he became alarmed after the cabin was secured and the right engine started, the airline said.
The man allegedly pushed past a flight attendant, opened the door of the SAAB 340 twin-turbo aircraft and jumped from the stationary plane onto the tarmac below.
The aircraft’s pilot saw the man on the ground and immediately aborted takeoff, while airport staff held the man and calmed him until police arrived, Rex said in a statement.
He was taken to Pambula Hospital to be assessed and was then questioned by police.
Graham Muldoon
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