A passenger then took an alternative route from an Alaska Airlines plane Landing in Seattle on Sunday evening.
Shortly after 5 p.m. on Sunday, December 22, the Port of Seattle Emergency Operations Center was alerted to an arrival-related incident at Gate N9 Alaska Airlines Flight 323, Perry Cooper, media relations manager at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, told Fox News Digital in a statement.
Cooper said that while the plane was disembarking, a female passenger on board became “scared” and opened the emergency exit above the wing.
Because of her fear, Cooper said, the woman then climbed onto the wing of the plane.
A woman opened the emergency exit and climbed onto the wing of an Alaska Airlines plane after landing because she was “scared.” (iStock)
Cooper added that the Port of Seattle Fire Department responded and helped the passenger from the plane’s wing to the ramp.
The Port Police crisis team responded, Cooper said, and ultimately decided to send the passenger to the hospital for evaluation.
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Passengers in Concourse A at Sea-Tac Airport. (Don Wilson, harbor photographer)
Cooper said there were no injuries and that no further operations were affected by the incident.
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Authorities had to help the woman out of the plane’s wing. She was then taken to a hospital. (Stephen Brashear / Stringer)
An Alaska Airlines spokesperson also confirmed the incident to Fox News Digital, saying “the matter has been safely resolved.”
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“We are working with our crew and airport officials to gather further details about what may have happened. We thank our employees for their quick response and apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our guests,” the airline spokesperson said.
Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Story tips and ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com
