Bangkok, (EFE).- A Canadian citizen was arrested after opening an emergency door of a plane that was about to take off in the Thai city of Chiang Mai, while shouting in a panic attack that someone wanted attack him, media reported. this local Friday.
The incident occurred on Wednesday evening when the passenger opened the door of a Thai Airways Airbus A320 that was heading to the runway and bound for Bangkok, causing the flight to be suspended.
In a statement, Thai Airways said Thursday that the crew and passengers were able to depart on a later flight and that no one was injured.
The incident also caused delays to other flights in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, Thai PBS reported.
Police arrested the passenger, a 40-year-old engineer, who says he panicked because someone wanted to attack him, and are investigating the incident.
Similar incidents recently occurred in other countries in January, including at Canada's Toronto Airport, where a passenger attempted to open a plane door mid-flight, and in Mexico, where another passenger opened a door and boarded the plane. wing.
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