At first it sounds like a typical case of bad behavior aboard airplanes. The Mexico City International Airport acknowledged in a statement Friday that a man had opened an emergency exit and walked out on a wing of a plane that was parked and waiting for takeoff Thursday.

At first it sounds like a typical case of bad behavior aboard airplanes.

The Mexico City International Airport acknowledged in a statement Friday that a man had opened an emergency exit and walked out on a wing of a plane that was parked and waiting for takeoff Thursday.

The airport said the man had been turned over to police.

But dozens of fellow passengers signed a written copy of a statement saying the airline made them wait for four hours without ventilation or water while the flight was delayed. According to photos of the statement posted online, fellow passengers said he acted “to protect everyone, with the support of everyone.”

  • maness300@lemmy.worldEnglish
    142·
    10 months ago

    Yeah, businesses really need to understand that their ‘procedures’ don’t trump passengers’ pragmatism.

    4 fucking hours? I’m surprised more people didn’t join him. That’s an honest load of bullshit.

          • BakerBagel@midwest.socialEnglish
            481·
            10 months ago

            It’s essentially a libertarian “paradise” of zero regulations and everyone trying to get one over on everyone else. Pollution is out of control, the cities have a few extremely nice and wealthy areas while everything else is slums and chemical plants.

            • ripcord@lemmy.worldEnglish
              27·
              10 months ago

              Or it’s just covered in trash.

              Granted, I’ve only been to a couple regions, but omg. It’s insane how much literal garbage I’ve seen (or people just throwing shit on the ground) at beaches, national parks, religious monuments…