Meanwhile in Mexico...

[JanetFlight]

This morning...



Someone opened the door before reaching the RWY.

[speedbird_481_papa]

can you elaborate on this??? Crazy! Why would they?

[Richard Taylor]

Clearly the stairs were unavailable...

[Speed of Sound]

Don't let Michael O'Leary see that!

[GlobalNav]

Mission Impossible IV or James Bond with a Margarita?

[lomapaseo]

I'm sure there was a "do not walk here sign" where he jumped.

[space-shuttle-driver]

it's a glass-cockpit-wing-walker

[onetrack]

As soon as Manuel saw the on-board food and drink pricing, on the menu of the LCC he was travelling on, he was heard to say ... "No way!!! - I'm outta here!!!"

[deanm]

There are 2 odd things about that picture (other than the 'jumper'!)

[1] Is that a fire/crash truck in the background? If so, there may be a legit reason for the 'jumper'....

[2] If an over-wing exit was opened, why didn't the slide deploy?

There's a background story somewhere here.

Dean

[JanetFlight]

Here:

Triggered bomb alert Airport Mexico City by drunk man jumped from the plane - Videos - Metatube

[Johnny F@rt Pants]

dean

[2] If an over-wing exit was opened, why didn't the slide deploy?

Because they aren't fitted to many aeroplanes that have low wings and exits over the wing itself. The pic looks like a B737, they certainly don't have slides at the over wing, you just exit onto the wing and the intention is that you slide down the back of the wing to escape.

[RVF750]

..... And the drill is to select Flap 40 before calling for an evacuated if possible to give you a decent slide...

[Smoketrails]

Looks like Volaris so no B737!

[underfire]

A321 w sharklets....

A few more pictures here...it did activate the slides...

Plane is evacuated after passenger activates emergency slide, shouts 'bomb'... then flees by jumping from wing




(Reporters in Mexico are always beautiful!)

[Blohm]

Originally Posted by deanm

There are 2 odd things about that picture (other than the 'jumper'!)

[1] Is that a fire/crash truck in the background? If so, there may be a legit reason for the 'jumper'....

[2] If an over-wing exit was opened, why didn't the slide deploy?

There's a background story somewhere here.

Dean

as for #2, the slide had already been stolen, somebody beat him to it...