Thanksgiving Turbulence
Passenger Opens Exit Door Mid-Freakout!!!
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One airline passenger refused to have a Thanksgiving journey meltdown solo — sparking chaos when he yanked open the emergency exit because the aircraft was taxiing in Atlanta … and that stunt bought him slapped with expenses actual fast.
It occurred Tuesday at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport on KLM Flight 622 headed for Amsterdam — when 32-year-old Johannes Van Heertum freaked out, dialed 911 from his seat, claiming he noticed somebody with a weapon … then popped the emergency exit and despatched the inflatable slide blasting out, in accordance with a press launch from Atlanta PD.
The aircraft rolled again to the ramp, the place police stormed on board and hauled Heertum off. Cops say their preliminary investigation factors to a psychological well being episode — claiming he genuinely thought he noticed a weapon and spiraled into panic.
EMTs checked him out on the International Terminal earlier than cops slapped him with a stack of expenses — reckless conduct, criminal injury to property, and interfering with safety measures. He was then carted off to Clayton County Jail.
Authorities say APD Homeland Security was looped in … and KLM confirmed the entire ordeal compelled them to cancel the flight. What a flightmare!
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