Sacramento woman ‘running wild’ opens emergency exit on plane, NY officials say

A 24-year-old woman from Sacramento, California, faces charges after officials accused her of opening a cabin door and inflating an emergency slide on a flight at a New York airport.

The woman exhibited “unruly behavior” on a Chicago-bound American Airlines flight at Buffalo Niagara International Airport on the night of Tuesday, April 19, airport officials wrote on Twitter.

The pilot had already turned back to the gate before takeoff because of the disruption when officials say the woman opened a cabin door, inflating an emergency slide, WIVB reported.

Spencer Brown, an NFL player with the Buffalo Bills who was a passenger on the plane, posted on Twitter about the incident with a photo of the inflated slide.

“Sitting on a plane,” Brown wrote. “A lady is pissed. Lady pulls the emergency inflatable slide to escape the plane. Lady is running wild through the tarmac currently. Cops have arrived. Flight ruined. Memories made. Noice.”

Police arrested the woman, who faces charges including disorderly conduct, harassment, trespass and criminal mischief, airport officials said on Twitter.

This story was originally published April 20, 2022 at 12:30 PM with the headline "Sacramento woman ‘running wild’ opens emergency exit on plane, NY officials say."