<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <docID>327361</docID> <postdate>2024-08-22 13:54:04</postdate> <headline>Shoving and screams as man opens plane’s emergency exit</headline> <body><p><img class="size-full wp-image-301272" src="https://citynews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/JETSTAR-pic-fresh-resized-rotated-e1706164551645.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" /></p> <caption>A Jetstar passenger has been arrested after opening the emergency exit after the plane had landed.</caption> <p class="wire-column__preview__author"><span class="kicker-line">By <b>Holly Hales</b> in Melbourne</span></p> <p><strong>A Jetstar passenger has been arrested after allegedly opening a plane's emergency exit and deploying the slide.</strong></p> <p>The JQ507 flight from Sydney had landed at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport on Thursday morning just before the incident.</p> <p>The plane was parked at the time and confirmed the man has been arrested by Australian Federal Police, an airline spokesperson said.</p> <p>"We can confirm that a passenger opened the emergency exit door after arrival into Melbourne, which automatically deployed the slide," they said.</p> <p>Radio producer Audrey Varghese told Melbourne radio 3AW how shoving and screams during the commotion.</p> <p>"People were just screaming because of how strange this behaviour was," she said.</p> <p>"There were multiple attempts of the air hostesses telling him to sit down again.</p> <p>"As soon as the plane had started coming to a stop he immediately got up and basically charged to where the emergency exit row is and in the process shoving people, causing a bit of commotion, ripped open the emergency door, and the slide was deployed and he jumped off the plane."</p> <p>An AFP spokesperson said the man was arrested for alleged aggressive behaviour and breaching aircraft safety protocols, and is likely to be charged.</p> <p>The passenger was assessed by paramedics and later transferred to hospital for further assessment, where he remains.</p> </body>