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.”

  • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    9 months ago

    Profit margins on flights average around 9%. A plane that deboards is a loss of tens of thousands of dollars. Executives get bonuses based on the airline’s profitability.

    https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2885&context=etd

    You think an airline is pissing off customers with long delays for the lolz? Why would they do that if they could save money by deboarding?

    The second part was you argued as to why the crew would accept it. I answered that with sources explaining that the crew is incentivized to wait too.

    • 100_percent_a_bot@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      9 months ago

      Very interesting, I didn’t expect their margins to be this low. 9% is nothing for the capital investment you have to put up to get and run an airline, no wonder so many of them are going broke.