Shocking video shows moment woman walks onto wing of Alaska Airlines plane

Shocking new video shows the moment a woman stepped off an Alaska Airlines plane she had been flying on and walked onto the wing.

The images show the Boeing 737 can be seen parked at the gate after just landing at Seattle International Airport after Flight 323 from Milwaukee on the Sunday before Christmas.

Airport officials say the woman felt like she had to open the emergency exit before climbing out.

It appears the woman, wearing a red shirt and dark pants, walks to the edge with her backpack and tries to fall to the ground.

But instead of sliding off, she is seen sitting on the wing and starts waving to nearby airport workers.

A wingtip on a 737-900 is about 12 feet above the ground, although the distance from the wing to the ground is almost 8 feet closer to the fuselage where the woman was sitting.

The passenger spent almost a minute on the wing before two food workers in a catering van spotted her.

She remained on the wing for almost twelve minutes before firefighters were able to help her down using a ladder. By this time, several police cars and authorized vehicles were on the scene.

The plane had just landed at Seattle International Airport from Milwaukee and saw the women sitting on the wing and waving to the ground crew for attention.

Firefighters helped her down using a ladder. Several police cars and approved vehicles were on scene at the time.

Alaska Airlines confirmed there was an incident involving a “disruptive guest” that was safely resolved.

A crisis team responded and the passenger was taken to a hospital for evaluation after it was determined that “fear” was the cause of her actions. No charges will be filed against her.

For other passengers, the incident highlighted the importance of considering their choices when flying.

‘If you have anxiety problems, it is your responsibility to be prepared to deal with them in any stressful environment you encounter, and not allow yourself to become an absolute nuisance to everyone around you because of your own problems’ , one user wrote on Reddit.

‘Airlines need to be much stricter when it comes to who can sit in the exit row. If your anxiety is that bad, you really shouldn’t be sitting in the exit row. You need to be as clear-headed as possible to assist with an evacuation, and fear would get in the way of that,” another noted.

“That person should never fly again. What happens next time their anxiety increases during turbulence or during takeoff?’ a third wrote.

‘The airlines must enforce stricter rules.’

Another user sympathized with the passenger.

‘As someone with mild anxiety and moderate claustrophobia, I deal with this every time I get on a plane. I can’t imagine how bad they must have felt when they panicked and threw the door open – but even that wasn’t enough and they had to walk onto the wing?!? A very bad day.

Alaska Airlines confirmed there was an incident involving a “disruptive guest” that was safely resolved.

A crisis team responded and the passenger was taken to a hospital for evaluation after fear was determined to be the cause of her actions

The FBI was notified of the incident, but the passenger is not expected to face any charges

“That’s how you know you’re not built to fly.”

The incident comes after a passenger on an Air Canada flight earlier this year opened the door of a jumbo jet and fell six meters to the tarmac shortly before takeoff.

The Boeing 777 was scheduled to depart from Toronto Pearson International Airport for a 13-hour flight to Dubai when a man reportedly opened the cabin door after boarding.

Local law enforcement officials said the man was in “a state of crisis.” The incident caused a six-hour delay.

Authorities added that he suffered “relatively minor injuries” despite reportedly falling six meters to the ground and being taken to hospital.

The man allegedly walked straight to the door instead of sitting down. The incident highlighted concerns about the ease with which passengers can open a plane’s doors.