Dramatic New Video Shows Woman Open Alaska Airlines Emergency Exit and Climb Plane’s Wing In Seattle [Roundup]

by Gary Leff

News and notes from around the interweb:

  • New video released by the Port of Seattle shows a female passenger opening an Alaska Airlines emergency exit and stepping out onto the plane’s wing. This occurred around 5 p.m. on Sunday, after Alaska Airlines Flight 323 landed from Milwaukee. While other passengers began deplaning, she reportedly grew too anxious to wait, opened the exit, and climbed out.

    Firefighters and police were called to the scene, where first responders helped the woman off the wing. She was taken to a local hospital for a medical evaluation.

  • Consumer advocate and veteran travel writer Ed Perkins passed away this month in Medford, Oregon at age 95. He was still writing columns in recent months. His travel focus came later in life, after working as an engineer. He served as founding editor of the Consumer Reports Travel Letter. I interacted with him only occasionally by phone, e-mail, and appearing jointly once on a panel. He’ll certainly be missed.

  • For awhile, inflight proposals seemed almost de rigueur. Less so lately? This is sweet.

  • Disgusting: Vile Woman Curses Out, Then Attacks Seatmate On American Airlines Miami Flight (2019)

  • Over 60% of travelers fail to pay the ~ $9.27 Bali tourist tax (HT: Drew) “leaders discussed introducing large fines and even jail time for those caught not paying the tax.” Currently there are no sanctions, and they’ve made it a hassle to stand in line to pay on arrival (most who do pay, pay prior to arrival).

  • First flight of the morning, you’d think more might have been done to address overnight.

  • People really do love Biscoff

  • “Service dogs” only one was registered on the flight, but unlike when there was an unregistered service animal on my recent Delta flight, they did not return to the gate to sort out the paperwork.

    Hm, wonder what these service dogs do?
    byu/Dry-Student5673 indelta

About Gary Leff

Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel - a topic he has covered since 2002. Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »

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Comments

  1. Service dogs need to be licensed. Just as a person with a disability who needs a parking permit must get a doctor to sign off, the same needs to be true with service animals, while not perfect, it would be a reasonable step to help counter people bringing their furbabies onboard planes.

  2. While seated in the exit row, the Alaska Airlines flight crew asked the passenger to confirm her willingness and ability to assist in the event of an emergency. The passenger confidently responded with a “yes.” This passenger can present video evidence on future flights demonstrating her ability to open the aircraft’s over-wing exit door. Leaving a parked aircraft through an emergency exit is not advisable because your gate-checked luggage usually waits for you on the jet bridge.

  3. While seated in the exit row, the Alaska Airlines flight crew asked the passenger to confirm her willingness and ability to assist in the event of an emergency. The passenger confidently responded with a “yes.” This passenger can present video evidence on future flights demonstrating her ability to open the aircraft’s over-wing exit door. Leaving a parked aircraft through an emergency exit is not advisable because your gate-checked luggage usually waits for you on the jet bridge.

  4. There’s a reason someone as debased as Trump could win again.

    Way too many Americans are abjectly stupid and dysfunctional

  5. Guys who propose to their girlfriends in a public place are lower than whale crap at the bottom of the sea.

  6. The woman getting the view from the wing needed a service dog (emotional support dog) so her anxiety wouldn’t kick in and she would not have opened the emergency exit door.

  7. @ Ron. Excellent idea. One cannot just decide they are disabled and park in Disabled parking spot without proper certification and permit. Why should it be any different for claiming a disability requiring a Service Dog, which seems to be more FAKE service dogs than real ones, on the flights I’ve been on. This goes for bringing the “service dog” into establishments that sell and serve food also.
    It’s time for the FAA and ADA agencies to take a firm stand on this escalating abuse of real Service Dog designations.

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