Flight delayed as man climbs onto wing of 737 at Las Vegas

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13th Dec 2020, 15:59

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JustOccurred2Me

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Flight delayed as man climbs onto wing of 737 at Las Vegas

CNN reporting that Alaska Airlines flight 1437 delayed for approx 4hrs after a man scaled the perimeter fence at McCarran and climbed onto the wing of a 737

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/12/u...ody/index.html

Wouldn't have thought it that easy to climb up, but he managed it.

13th Dec 2020, 16:08

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Longtimer

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So much for "Airport Security".

13th Dec 2020, 16:34

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The Bartender

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The MAX comes equipped with it's own ladder....

13th Dec 2020, 17:02

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atakacs

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Well at least the winglets seem to be quite solidly affixed...

13th Dec 2020, 17:30

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Here’s video of the event. He took quite a fall. Looks like the police use the EE on the wing to go out after him. Crazy.

13th Dec 2020, 17:35

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WillFlyForCheese

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One more - shows LE exiting the aircraft EE.

13th Dec 2020, 17:44

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He eh, seems awfully attracted to that winglet.

13th Dec 2020, 17:54

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wing jumping seems to be a bit of an attraction.

13th Dec 2020, 18:14

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DaveReidUK

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Alaskan appears to have been holding here for an 8L departure:

Last edited by DaveReidUK; 14th Dec 2020 at 07:40. Reason: updated imagery

13th Dec 2020, 18:33

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Clop_Clop

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It's the hand/arm...

13th Dec 2020, 18:40

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flyfan

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Quote:

Originally Posted by The Bartender

The MAX comes equipped with it's own ladder....

Kinda brave to climb up there with the engines running...

13th Dec 2020, 18:50

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Speed_Alive_V1

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Such a strange thing to attempt. What was the purpose?
I can only speculate the poor individual is not all quite there. The systems in place should have stopped such an occurrance.

13th Dec 2020, 19:10

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albatross

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Perhaps the aftermath bad night at the gaming tables.
I hope the gentleman gets the medical treatment he needs.

13th Dec 2020, 19:44

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PilotLZ

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I know that many people found lockdown scary and hard to deal with, but this just takes things to the next level. Poor guy apparently needs specialist help. Nobody in their right mind would do anything like that. It's the exact sort of illogical thing which a person in severely disturbed mental health would attempt without being able to give any rationale for it when questioned.