Sun Country plane passenger opens emergency hatch and flees across runway

The Sun Country passenger opened the emergency hatch, jumped off the wing, and fled across the tarmac to the terminal on Sunday night to escape police officers waiting at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport

A plane passenger opened an emergency hatch and fled across the runway in a bid to avoid being arrested.

He was on a Sun Country flight from Orlando when he opened the hatch, jumped off the wing, and fled across the tarmac, according to a source familiar with the incident.

The flight from Orlando landed shortly after 11pm at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport.

Police were waiting for the suspect at the gate, waiting to board the plane to take the suspect into custody.