Shocking new video shows the moment a woman climbed out of an Alaska Airlines plane she had been flying on and walked out onto the wing.
In the footage, the Boeing 737 can be seen parked at the gate after it had just landed at Seattle International Airport after flight 323 from Milwaukee on the Sunday before Christmas.
Airport officials say the woman had been feeling anxious needed to open the emergency exit before she scrambled out.
It appears the woman, wearing a red shirt and dark pants walks with her backpack to the edge and attempts to drop down to the ground.
But instead of sliding off she can be seen sitting on the wing and starts to wave at airport workers nearby.
A 737-900 wingtip is about 12 feet off the ground, although the distance from the wing to the ground is closer to eight feet nearer to the fuselage where the woman sat.
The passenger spent almost one minute on the wing before two food workers in a catering van spotted her.
She remained on the wing for almost 12 minutes before firefighters were able to help her down using a ladder by which time various police cars and authorized vehicles were on the scene.
Shocking video has been released showing the moment a woman climb out of an Alaska Airlines plane she had been flying on and out onto the wing of the Boeing 737
The plane had just landed at Seattle International Airport from Milwaukee and saw the women sitting on the wing, waving to ground staff for attention
Firefighters helped her down using a ladder by which time various police cars and authorized vehicles were on the scene.
Alaska Airlines confirmed that there was an incident involving a 'disruptive guest' that was resolved safely.
A crisis team responded, and the passenger was taken to a hospital for evaluation after 'anxiety' was determined to be the cause behind her actions. She will not face any charges.
For other passengers, the incident highlighted the importance of being mindful of their choices when flying.
'If you got anxiety issues, it's your responsibility to be prepared to manage it in any stressful environment you may encounter, not allow yourself to become an absolute nuisance to everyone around you for your own problems,' wrote one user on Reddit.
'Airlines need to be a lot stricter when it comes to who can sit in the exit row. If your anxiety is that bad, then you really shouldn't be sitting in the exit row to begin with. You need to have as clear of a mind as you can to help assist in an evacuation, and anxiety would get in the way of that,' another commented.
'That person should not be able to fly ever again. What happens next time when their anxiety gets bad during turbulence or take off?' a third wrote.
'The airlines need to start enforcing stricter rules.'
Another user empathized with the passenger.
'As someone with mild anxiety and moderate claustrophobia, I manage that s**t every time I get on a plane. I can't imagine how bad they must have been feeling to panic and pop the door - but even that was not enough and they had to walk out onto the wing?!? A very bad day.
Alaska Airlines confirmed that there was an incident involving a 'disruptive guest' that was resolved safely.
A crisis team responded, and the passenger was taken to a hospital for evaluation after anxiety was determined to be the cause of her actions
The FBI was alerted to the incident, but the passenger will not face any charges
'That's how you know you're not built for flying.'
The incident comes after a passenger on an Air Canada flight earlier this year opened the door of a jumbo jet and fell 20 feet onto the tarmac shortly before takeoff.
The Boeing 777 was scheduled to depart from Toronto Pearson International Airport on a 13-hour flight to Dubai, when a man reportedly opened the cabin door after boarding.
Local law enforcement said the man had been in 'a state of crisis.' The incident caused a six-hour delay.
Authorities added that he suffered 'relatively minor injuries,' despite falling a reported 20 feet onto the ground and being taken to the hospital.
The man was reported to have walked directly to the door instead of taking his seat. The incident highlighted concerns for the ease at which passengers are able to open the doors of an aircraft.
