Man locks himself inside the cockpit of American Eagle

IDIOTS... Help him out... Sure the Door is Bullet Proof, but other parts are not.... Good to see they pulled power, and A/C. Should have pushed him off the gate. He will come out willingly,,,, Make sure the cockpit is pointed into the sun. Once he came out, he should have been tackled like in a good FOOTBALL game.

Just goes to show you that airport security doesn't catch everything. Maybe next they'll install lunatic detectors.

good thing he didn't know how to operate the aircraft he stole.

He was probably on his way to his mother in law's place and figured this was a better outcome.

Top flite security ...

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American Eagle Passenger Locks Self in Cockpit for Three Hours in Baton Rouge

"An unarmed man who had threatened suicide Wednesday morning locked himself in the cockpit of an unoccupied plane at Metro Airport until surrendering more than three hours later, authorities said."

http://theadvocate.com/home/3701340-125/authorities-man-voluntarily-leaves-cockpit

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American Eagle Passenger Locks Himself in Cockpit for Three Hours

A "distraught" American Eagle passenger locked himself in the cockpit of an empty jet for about three hours today in Baton Rouge, La., according to news reports. Andrew Alessi, who left the plane about 3 p.m. CT, was charged with interfering with a flight crew. The Baton Rouge resident barged past two gate agents and ran into the aircraft about noon, a half hour before Dallas/Fort Worth passengers were to start boarding, airport spokesman Jim Caldwell told the Associated Press.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2012/08/la-passenger-locks-self-in-cockpit-of-empty-jet-for-3-hours/1