Man locked inside aircraft after falling asleep on flight
Tom Wagner was supposed to leave the plane in Houston last Friday and board a flight to California. Instead, he found himself locked inside the ExpressJet plane, which was operating as a United Express flight.
He called his girlfriend for help, according to an exclusive interview he gave to Houston television station KTRK.
"She thought I was crazy. I said ... 'I'm locked on the plane. I'm telling you the truth; you better go somewhere and get me off this plane'," Wagner told the broadcaster.
Ground staff servicing the airplane a few hours after it landed found and released Wagner, ExpressJet spokeswoman Samantha Harrison said.
Company policy requires the flight crew to do a final sweep of the cabin and the company was investigating how Wagner was left onboard, Harrison said.
"As part of post-flight procedures, our flight attendants are responsible for completing a walk-through on the aircraft," Harrison said in an email.
The company said in a statement: "We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this caused for the passenger."
Wagner told KTRK the airline paid for a hotel in Houston and gave him a $250 voucher for his trouble.
He called his girlfriend for help, according to an exclusive interview he gave to Houston television station KTRK.
"She thought I was crazy. I said ... 'I'm locked on the plane. I'm telling you the truth; you better go somewhere and get me off this plane'," Wagner told the broadcaster.
Ground staff servicing the airplane a few hours after it landed found and released Wagner, ExpressJet spokeswoman Samantha Harrison said.
Company policy requires the flight crew to do a final sweep of the cabin and the company was investigating how Wagner was left onboard, Harrison said.
"As part of post-flight procedures, our flight attendants are responsible for completing a walk-through on the aircraft," Harrison said in an email.
The company said in a statement: "We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this caused for the passenger."
Wagner told KTRK the airline paid for a hotel in Houston and gave him a $250 voucher for his trouble.
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