Passenger Worried About Having an Asthma Attack Escapes Plane Via Emergency Exit

'I Am Going Via the Wing'

A passenger startled other passengers, pilots, and flight attendants on a Ryanair flight from the United Kingdom to Spain. After getting frustrated with the wait to exit the plane, the 57-year-old Polish man grabbed his carry on luggage and ran over to the nearest exit as the plane sat on the tarmac at Malaga Airport. Though he was able to open the plane's emergency exit, the man ended up temporarily stranded on the plane's wing. 

The man's sudden decision to exit the aircraft was triggered by the 1-hour delay before boarding the flight as well as the 30 minutes wait to disembark. The passenger who sat next to the man told MailOnline, "It seems nobody noticed that the man who decided to exit the plan was suffering from asthma." 

Maybe you have been in a situation like this. You are tired after a long flight, and you are eager to have your feet back on solid ground. Yet, forcing your exit out of a plane may not be the best answer.

A First-Hand Account

Another passenger on the plane gave a full account of what happened to authorities stating, “This man decided he wasn’t going to wait any longer. He activated the emergency door and left, saying: ‘I’m going via the wing’. It was surreal.” He added: "He was sat on the wing for quite a while until the crew managed to get him back inside.”

After the incident made its rounds on the internet, Ryanair released a statement of how the incident is dealt with.

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