Passenger uses emergency ramp to bolt plane before takeoff

[Janszoon]

http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Oddities/091101/K110102AU.html

Passenger uses emergency ramp to bolt Cyprus plane moments before take off
Published: Sunday, November 1, 2009 | 1:11 PM ET
Canadian Press THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NICOSIA, Cyprus - Police in Cyprus say a passenger bolted from an airliner after opening a rear exit and sliding down an emergency chute as it prepared for take off.

Police spokesman Michalis Katsounotos says the 28-year-old sailor, who holds a Greek passport, then jumped the Larnaca airport fence and disappeared.

Katsounotos did not release the man's name before a formal arrest warrant is issued later Sunday on charges of breaking civil aviation safety regulations and entering a prohibited airport space without permission.

He said investigators don't know what spurred the man to exit the Cyprus Airways jet Saturday night moments after the captain ordered the crew to lock the aircraft doors.

The Airbus with 158 passengers aboard was on a scheduled flight to Athens.

[shamrock104]

Perhaps he saw the meals they were going to serve.

[Siddley Hawker]

Police spokesman Michalis Katsounotos says the 28-year-old sailor, who holds a Greek passport, then jumped the Larnaca airport fence and disappeared.

Watch for him on the next Greek Olympic high jump team.

[North Shore]

the 28-year-old sailor, who holds a Greek passport,

after opening a rear exit

[Gards]

Gross man. Are you from Thompson by any chance?

[Captain S itmagnet]

...actually I was thinking he would be perfect material to be Captain of a Greek cruise ship...