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