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
    124·
    2 years 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.

    • This is fine🔥🐶☕🔥@lemmy.worldEnglish
      361·
      2 years ago

      Is everything fucked after the pandemic? I’m from India and I’ve heard some very bad stories about both plane and train travels.

      • Texas_Hangover@lemm.eeEnglish
        495·
        2 years ago

        Its not as bad as living in India, but it does suck.

        • them@lemmy.worldEnglish
          62·
          2 years ago

          What’s wrong with living in India?

          • BakerBagel@midwest.socialEnglish
            441·
            2 years 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·
              2 years 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…

            • Zekas@lemmy.worldEnglish
              13·
              2 years ago

              I follow the news and very little internal politics of other countries make it here. I don’t know dick about the current situation in Cambodia or shit about what’s up in Congo. Do you really expect people to have a perfect grasp on every country?

            • Aniki 🌱🌿@lemm.eeBannedEnglish
              38·
              2 years ago

              Do you follow the news at all?

              Not intentionally, no. All news sucks.

    • Pyr@lemmy.caEnglish
      101·
      2 years ago

      I call that kidnapping/holding against their will/false imprisonment.