A passenger who panicked moments before his flight took off from a New York airport opened the emergency door of the plane and used the slide to go out with his partner and the pet they were carrying. , a large Danish dog, was picked up by local media on Tuesday.
The shocking incident occurred this Monday, when a couple from Florida, Antonio Murdock and Brianna Greco, were on board a Delta Air Lines plane about to take off from LaGuardia Airport, which gives service to New York, bound for Atlanta.
Apparently, Murdock, panicked, opened the emergency door in the front cabin, activated the emergency slide opening system, and jumped with his wife and dog. point to the NBC6 South Florida channel.
Morgan Durrant, a company spokesman, explained that after the incident, the aircraft had to be returned to the boarding gate and passengers were transferred and accommodated on other flights.
According to witnesses, the couple had changed seats several times until a flight attendant ordered them to remain seated for the takeoff of the plane. It was then that Murdock stood up and, greatly disturbed, told the assistant that he was suffering from post-traumatic stress.
Murdock, 31, and Greco, 27, were arrested at the airport and charged with minor charges. The woman was released on a fine and the dog was handed over to an animal shelter.