'That's our mum!': The woman was returning from a family holiday in Turkey when she opened the emergency exit. Photo / Instagram
'That's our mum!': The woman was returning from a family holiday in Turkey when she opened the emergency exit. Photo / Instagram
Cramped plane cabins may leave you with the overwhelming urge to go stretch your legs, but most passengers turn back when they get to the plane galley.
Not on this Ukrainian International Airlines flight.
The plane had just touched down after arriving from Turkey and was waiting at the gatewhen a passenger emerged from an emergency hatch.
The woman who took a walk on the wing of the plane was after "fresh air", reported TMZ.
UIA said the rest of the passenger's family had already departed the plane – via the more traditional exit – when the incident happened. So, the stunt was more likely a flight of fancy than a bid for freedom.
UIA confirmed the bizarre incident in a statement, after airport police and border security were summoned to intercept the Boeing 737.
"A passenger of flight PS6212 Antalya-Kyiv illegally opened the emergency exit of the plane after it stopped near gate 11 of terminal D and went on to its wing.
"The passenger was flying on a charter vacation with her husband and children.
"The chief pilot immediately summoned the aviation security, border service, police and medical centre of Boryspil Airport.
"The passenger was blacklisted for gross violation of aviation safety rules and behaviour on board."
The airline says that the woman has been added to the no fly list.
