Passenger tried to open Copa Airlines plane door in mid-flight and unleashed panic: video

Panic and anguish on Copa Airlines flight CM 204, which took off from Brasilia (Brazil) to Panama City, capital of Panama. Such was the level of concern of the passengers of this plane that they had to knock out one of the aircraft’s crew so that he would not cause a worse emergency.

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The events were recorded last Tuesday, November 5. The plane took off at 1:55 a.m. from the Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (Brasilia) bound for Tocumen International Airport, in Panama, where it was scheduled to land at 6:05 a.m.

Thirty minutes before the plane arrived at its destination, A passenger got up from his seat and began to try to open the emergency door. Due to the dangerous action, the Copa Airlines users who were on board had to contain him and hold him tightly.

According to The Sun, The dangerous passenger grabbed a plastic knife from his food tray and ran to the back of the plane to open the emergency door. Additionally, he attempted to take a flight attendant hostage.

These are passengers Marcelo Ribeiro and Everaldo Torres. These two people were the first to take charge of the situation. They ran to where the subject was and immobilized him.

In images circulating on social networks, you can see how some agents hold the passenger, who ended up with a bloody face.

Cristiano Carvalho, a photojournalist who was on the plane, recorded the event and narrated: “He went through the rear emergency door after the warning, then he began to move forward and tried to open it. Then one flight attendant started screaming and another tried to hold him down, but I couldn’t because he was too strong. They beat him a lot until he almost lost consciousness.”.

The airline stated in a statement: “On Copa Airlines flight CM 204 from Brasilia to Panama today, November 5, 2024, a situation occurred during the landing phase in which a rebellious passenger tried to open one of the airplane doors. The crew acted quickly and, with the assistance of some passengers, applied the necessary security protocols to control the situation until landing in Panama.”

Copa Airlines clarified that “the national security team entered the aircraft and removed the passenger, taking him to the disposal of the judicial authorities. Thanks to the professionalism of the crew, the safety of the flight and passengers was protected.”

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