AUA Flight Attendant Threatened After Landing at Vienna Airport

The incident on flight OS458 from London-Heathrow occurred during the taxi to the parking position. While the A320neo aircraft (OE-LZR) was still taxiing, an Austrian citizen opened an emergency exit, activating the emergency slide, according to the police.

AUA Flight: No Threat to Aviation at Any Time

According to police, the 56-year-old fled via the emergency slide, was arrested on the tarmac, and admitted to a regional hospital due to apparent psychological issues. A crew member sustained minor injuries, according to an AUA spokeswoman, as also reported by the "Salzburger Nachrichten." An official investigation is underway for intentional endangerment of aviation safety as well as for dangerous threats and bodily harm, police spokesman Johann Baumschlager stated. There was no threat to aviation at any time, neither on the ground nor in the air, he added.

(APA/Red)

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