An American Airlines passenger caused chaos when he opened the emergency exit of a plane and jumped onto the wing.
Per NBC News, the incident took place at Miami International Airport on Wednesday, September 29, shortly after the plane arrived. Miami-Dade police said that the unidentified passenger was apprehended by law enforcement.
"During deplaning in Miami, a customer on American Airlines flight 920 with service from Cali, Colombia (CLO) to MIA exited the aircraft via an emergency exit," the airline said in a statement, reports local10.com.
Watch footage of the incident below:The statement continued: "While customers were exiting the plane at the gate, a passenger opened the over-wing emergency exit and jumped onto the ramp.
"The customer was immediately detained by law enforcement officials. All other customers deplaned normally."
After the man was arrested by the US Customs and Border Protection, he had to be taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital after he arrived at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
NBC News reports that as of Thursday, that is where he remained.
"We thank our team members and law enforcement for their professionalism and quick action," American concluded the statement.
The man involved in the incident's name has not been made public.
The incident comes after the Federal Aviation Administration said that there has been "a disturbing increase" in the number of people acting in an unruly manner on aircraft.
Per NBC News, Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants union, said that a range of incidents have been reported by airline employees.
"What we have seen on our planes is flight attendants being physically assaulted, pushed, choked," Nelson said. "We have a passenger urinate. We had a passenger spit into the mouth of a child on board."
"These are some of the things that we have been dealing with," Nelson added, before noting that the physical abuse staff has been subjected to has been "way off the charts" in comparison to the levels experienced over the previous two decades.
