Great shock on the track
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Two passengers on board a Delta flight preparing to take off from LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in New York opened a plane door and descended the emergency slide with their dogsa spokesperson for the airline confirmed.
The couple were traveling on Flight 462 bound for Atlanta, and when they exited the Airbus A321, they had the takeoff aborted at around 10:55 a.m. yesterday, according to police sources and an airline spokesman.
Antonio Murdock, 31, told New York and New Jersey Port Authority Police (PANYNJ) that his posttraumatic stress disorder it was released on the plane. He and his partner Brianna Greco, 23, were arrested after the incident.
Brian Plummer, who was also on Flight 462, told me The New York Times that the couple and their dog have seen changing seats several times as the plane prepared to take off. Then Murdock got up and told a flight attendant that he was unable to sit because of his post-traumatic stress disorder. “When I sit down, I’m scared,” he said, according to Plummer.
Murdock and Greco, both from Florida, were charged with trespassing, reckless danger, disorderly conduct, and interfering with government administration. No one was injured in the incident.
The plane returned to the gate and the rest of the passengers were transferred to other flights. “Maintenance engineers have evaluated the aircraft and it was scheduled to be returned to service,” added Delta in a statement quoted by New York Post.
Delta Flight 462 was delayed for hours after a male passenger forced a cabin door while taxiing. He and his companions slipped off the plane. https://t.co/n9eakRdj8k
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