A passenger was arrested after opening the emergency exit door on Jetstar flight JQ507 from Sydney to Melbourne this week.
Information is limited surrounding the incident at hand, but below is what we know on this so far.
Without further ado, let’s get into it…
Jetstar Flight JQ507 – Sydney to Melbourne…
Jetstar flight JQ507, where the passenger was arrested for opening the emergency exit, is a routine scheduled flight between Sydney & Melbourne.
Furthermore, the aircraft involved in the incident was VH-VFL.
As per data from Planespotters.net, VH-VFL is a 11.6 year old Airbus A320ceo that was delivered to the Australian airline in February 2013.
Of the A320ceo variant, Jetstar has 51 of them in their fleet.
Moreover, of that 51, all but seven are in active service, with an average fleet age of 13.5 years.
As well as the A320ceo, the airline has the following aircraft under their Australian AOC:
- 21 Airbus A321s.
- 11 Boeing 787s.
Jetstar flight JQ507 departed Sydney at 0830 local time on August 22 and tracked south-westerly towards Melbourne.
Everything was normal in the flight until after arrival into it’s destination, which was at 0952 local time.
Footage Shows Passenger Being Apprehended After Opening Emergency Exit Door…
The above footage shows a passenger on the right hand wing of Jetstar flight JQ507 from Sydney after landing into Melbourne.
It is understood that the passenger had opened the emergency exit door and triggered the slide to be deployed.
After jumping off the wing, the passenger was initially apprehended by Menzies ground staff, before being arrested by police.
Data from RadarBox.com highlights that VH-VFL, the Airbus A320 in question, hasn’t flown a flight since the incident at the time of writing (22/8/24 @ 1715 UK time).
At this stage, it is unclear when the aircraft will return to commercial service following this incident.
A Jetstar spokesperson said the following on the incident:
“The passenger exited via the emergency exit and walked along the wing before making his way down to the ground via the engine,”
A spokesperson for Melbourne Airport also commented on the incident saying:
“Melbourne Airport is proud of the exceptional response from ground crew, which meant there was no immediate danger to other passengers or airport staff”.
As soon as we have more information on this incident, then we will update you accordingly.
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