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Passenger Opens Emergency Door and Walks onto Wing to Protest Delayed Flight

▲ On the 25th (local time), when an Aeromexico flight to Guatemala City was delayed for more than three hours from the Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, a man wearing a white hat (yellow circle) complained to the cabin crew . there is / Source = Regina Villazon

According to the Associated Press on the 28th (local time), an Aeromexico flight bound for Guatemala City failed to take off on time from Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City on the 25th due to maintenance issues.

When take-off was delayed more than three hours beyond the scheduled time, a male passenger opened the emergency door of the stopped plane and walked a few steps towards the wing to protest.

Mexico City International Airport wrote on social media, “On the flight away from the runway, a passenger opened the emergency door, exited the wing, and then re-entered. According to the regulations, this passenger was transferred to the police and the authorities.”

The media reported that this was the first time such an incident had occurred at Mexico City International Airport.

Local media reported that this passenger complained, “I was trapped in the cabin for a long time without water,” and “There was no proper ventilation, so someone could have suffered health problems.” ▲ Among the passengers on the same plane at the time, there were at least 77 people. Myeong released a statement on X (formerly Twitter) supporting the actions of the man wearing the white hat. / Source = Regina Villazon At least 77 of the other passengers on the plane wrote in handwriting that “the male passenger was fine” and “he did it to receive everyone’s support and protect everyone.” I signed it and submitted it. ▲ On the 25th (local time), when the Aeromexico flight to Guatemala City was delayed by more than three hours from taking off at Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, a man wearing a white hat (yellow circle) complains to a crew the cabin. / Source = Regina Villazon It’s falling. / Source = Regina Villazon X The local media also released some videos filmed on board the plane at the time. In this video, which was filmed by a female passenger named Regina Villazon (@regina_villazon) and shared on She was seen asking a flight attendant for some water. Photos and videos of all the passengers, including the photographer, getting off the plane were also released. Except for the male passenger who was arrested at the time, all the other passengers reportedly left for Guatemala on a different flight which was later replaced.

The Associated Press reported that the flight was confirmed to have been delayed by 4 hours and 56 minutes, citing information from an online aircraft tracking site.

Reporter Taehee Yoon

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