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Passenger uses emergency chute to run away from plane
Published by onlines on November 5, 2009
Police in Cyprus are trying to work out why a passenger on a plane preparing for takeoff suddenly bolted from his seat, opened a rear exit, slid down an emergency chute and ran away.
Police spokesman Michalis Katsounotos said the 28-year-old sailor, who holds a Greek passport, slid down the chute, then jumped the Larnaca airport fence and disappeared.
Katsounotos said investigators don’t know what spurred the man to do a runner the Cyprus Airways jet on Saturday night, which happened moments after the captain ordered the crew to lock the aircraft doors.
He also didn’t release the man’s name before a formal arrest warrant is issued later on Sunday, on charges of breaking civil aviation safety regulations and entering a prohibited airport space without permission.
The Airbus with 158 passengers aboard was on a scheduled flight to Athens.
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