In a strange behavior, a passenger opened the plane doors shortly after boarding the plane, during the flight from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, causing a delay of the estimated flight duration of 13 hours, and causing a delay of 6 full hours.
Pictures of the incident, which were circulated on many different social media platforms, showed a gathering of taxi and emergency vehicles around the front of the plane, despite the fact that the passenger tunnel was still connected to the side of the plane.
On the other side of the pictures, a man is shown sitting on the ground while being asked by airport personnel and security services to remain still.
The passenger opened the plane's door and fell out
Canadian media reported that the passenger opened the plane's door himself and fell, and Air Canada explained that all instructions related to security and safety and all procedures were followed before boarding the plane before the man fell from the plane.
The man was in a state of crisis
For its part, Peel Regional Police indicated that the man who caused this incident was in a state of crisis, noting that he suffered relatively minor injuries despite falling from a distance of 20 feet to the ground. He was immediately transferred to the hospital, and so far no charges have been brought against the man. Because of this incident.
This accident caused great concerns about the ease of opening the plane's door, as it was found that the passenger opened the plane's door directly instead of sitting in his seat.
Air Canada statement regarding the incident
Air Canada explained in an official statement circulated by several press agencies, that, “While boarding flight AC056, flying from Toronto to Dubai, while the plane was at the gate, a passenger boarded the plane normally, instead of heading to his seat.” Open the cabin door on the other side of the plane.”
She added that the passenger suffered minor injuries as a result of a fall on the runway, and confirmed that the flight on a Boeing 777, which was scheduled to carry 319 passengers, was delayed and departed at a later time.
