A passenger on a Southwest Airlines flight causes panic on board Sunday evening. Shortly before the flight departed from New Orleans, the man in question rushed towards the emergency exit, then climbed onto the wings of the plane and jumped onto the tarmac. .
At the time of the incident, the plane parked at Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans had not yet initiated takeoff procedures, according to WWLTV.
When the passenger in question managed to escape from the plane, he attempted to steal a service truck, seconds before being arrested by the authorities on the spot, according to the New York Post.
The police chief of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, confirms that the man was arrested by authorities on Sunday and later taken to a hospital for evaluation.
