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‘Anxious’ passenger climbs out of emergency exit after an Alaska Airlines gets to the gate

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SEATAC, Wash. — On Sunday, an Alaska Airlines flight from Milwaukee to Seattle was too much for one passenger who decided to open the emergency exit and climbed out to the wing of the airplane after arriving at the gate.

Flight 323 from Milwaukee completed its taxi to Gate N9 and as passengers began to deboard the plane, a passenger decided to find her own way out.

“A passenger upon arrival at a gate from inbound Milwaukee flight opened an emergency exit row door and walked out on the wing,” one witness told KIRO 7.

According to SEA Airport spokesman, the passenger got anxious, opened the emergency exit and climbed onto the wing.

Port of Seattle fire and a crisis intervention team arrived to evaluate her.

“The Port is NOT seeking charges against her. But she may have broken an FAA rules. So they and the FAA and FBI have been alerted.” the SEA spokesperson said.

Alaska Airlines released the following statement:

This evening, upon arrival from Milwaukee in Seattle, there was an incident on Alaska Airlines Flight 323 involving a disruptive guest. The matter was safely resolved. We are working with our crew and airport officials to gather more details about what may have transpired. We thank our employees for their swift response and apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our guests.

This story is developing and will be updated.

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