Overview
- A 56-year-old Austrian passenger became violent upon arrival from London, assaulting and threatening flight attendants
- He forced open the aircraft’s front door during taxiing, triggering the emergency slide and descending onto the tarmac
- Vienna Airport police intervened immediately and arrested the man seconds after he exited the slide
- Authorities are investigating him for endangering air traffic safety, making dangerous threats and assault
- One flight attendant sustained a minor injury and all other passengers disembarked safely via the regular exits