First Class Passenger Angry at Seeing Coach Passengers Leave Plane, Slides Down Emergency Chute

Jul 7th, 2008 | By Jared Blank

A drunk first class passenger angry at watching coach passengers depart his Delta flight before him in Georgetown, Guyana, pulled the emergency chute and slid down it to speed up his exit from the plane. He was arrested and released on bail.

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Passenger Opens Door While Taxiing, Slides Onto Tarmac | Online Travel Review March 4th, 2009 9:43 am :
[...] the tarmac while the plane was taxiing.. The passenger gave no reason for his actions (unlike this passenger who opened the emergency chute because he was annoyed that coach passengers were leaving the plane [...]

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