Passenger broke into cockpit airplane An American Airlines flight attendant at an airport in Honduras as passengers board, bypassing the pilots and damaging control units before trying to get himself out the window.
Video footage on Tuesday followingnoon showed the passenger trying to jump out of the cockpit window, as the stunned ground crew ran to the scene.
For its part, American Airlines confirmed the accident, and said that Flight 488 from San Pedro Sula was delayed due to the accident, noting that the passengers of the damaged plane were transported on subsequent flights, according to what American media reported.
It was not known why the passenger stormed the cockpit, or if he was carrying a ticket for the trip, according to the newspaper “La Prensa” in Honduras.
It is noteworthy that the city of San Pedro Sula, where the accident occurred, is the second largest city in Honduras following the capital, Tegucigalpa, and for years was considered one of the most dangerous cities in the world.
