Viral Video: Terrifying moment man falls from plane in Indonesia after staff pull back stairs

By Nancy Tiwari  |  First Published May 16, 2024, 9:56 AM IST

A terrifying incident at an airport in Indonesia has drawn attention from all around the world, highlighting the risks that passengers and airport employees alike suffer as a result of incompetence, as demonstrated by past catastrophic events.

In a viral video circulating on social media, an unsettling scene unfolds at an airport in Indonesia. The footage captures a moment of distress as an airport staff member, presumably from Transnusa Airlines, slips off a step ladder while disembarking from a plane. 

As he steps out of the aircraft door, a colleague inadvertently pulls back the ladder, leading to a precarious fall.

Regrettably, this incident is not an isolated one. Similar accidents due to negligence have been reported in the past. Last April, tragedy struck at Pune airport when a security agent, Vivin Anthony Dominic, employed by AIX Connect (formerly Air Asia), lost his life after falling while deboarding a plane from its rear door. 

Shocking video received on WhatsApp -
Warning ⚠️ ⛔️ alarming visuals of a staffer falling of a plane
Incident occurred in Indonesia with Transnusa airlines & Jas Airport services … pic.twitter.com/PtP3K8ZXdj

— Sanjay Lazar (@sjlazars)

Dominic, a 34-year-old resident of Lohegaon, Pune, succumbed to the unfortunate mishap.

In yet another distressing occurrence in September 2023, a passenger suffered a serious injury. While disembarking from a plane, she tragically fell off the stairs and broke her leg in two places. This incident, reported by El Periódico, involved a journey with Ryanair, an Irish ultra-low-cost carrier. 

The woman was traveling from Seville to Alicante in Spain in February 2020 to meet her newborn grandson when the accident occurred.

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