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2019/06/25
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原文:http://bit.ly/2KGtcfr
An Air Canada passenger says she was forced to organize her own escape from
an empty plane in Toronto after flight crews left her asleep in her seat.
Tiffani Louise O'Brien said the incident, documented in detail on Air Canada’
s Facebook page and currently under review by the airline, took place on a
June 9 flight from Quebec City to Toronto’s Pearson International Airport.
After finding herself in an empty row, O'Brien said she laid down to sleep
less than halfway into the short 90-minute flight. When she woke up, she said
she was completely alone in the pitch-black aircraft.
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Air Canada
An Air Canada plane is seen in this March 12, 2019 file photo. An Air Canada
passenger was forced to organize her own escape from an empty plane in
Toronto after flight crews left her asleep in her seat. (THE CANADIAN
PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
“I wake up around midnight, few hours after [the] flight landed, freezing
cold still strapped in my seat in complete darkness,” O'Brien recalled in
the post.
“I attempt to charge my phone by plugging into every USB port I could find—
no luck because when they shut the aircraft down there is no power whatsoever
… since I can’t charge my phone to call for help I’m full on panicking
because I want off this nightmare ASAP.”
O'Brien said she then made her way to the cockpit, where she attempted to use
a radio to call for help, but couldn’t use the plane’s radio without power.
She said she eventually found a flashlight and began signaling out of the
plane’s windows, hoping to attract attention.
At the same time, she said she found a way to open the plane’s door – but
had no way to get down.
“Now I’m facing a 40-50ft drop to the pavement below... I search
frantically for a rope so I can climb down to safely. [The] flight attendants
seat is right by the door I opened, but the seatbelt is too short to hang
from, so back to my distress signals."
O'Brien, who said the plane was parked far away from the airport terminal,
eventually attracted the attention of a baggage attendant who brought a
ladder truck to the plane to rescue her.
“He is in shock asking how the heck they left me on the plane,” she wrote.
“I’m wondering the same… when my seat an inch back or my tray [is] down
flight crew take notice, but yet you missed a person still strapped into her
seat and just all go on home?”
In a statement to CTVNews.ca, an Air Canada spokesperson declined to share
any additional details but said the airline is reviewing the incident.
O'Brien said she was immediately approached by an Air Canada representative
on the ground who offered to get her a limo or hotel room. She declined,
stating that she just wanted to go home.
A spokesperson said the airline remains in contact with O'Brien, who said she
is still struggling to sleep.
“I haven’t got much sleep since the reoccurring night terrors and waking up
anxious and afraid I’m alone locked up someplace dark,” she wrote.
加拿大航空（Air Canada）上周发生一起离奇事件，一位搭乘深夜班机的乘客在飞机上醒
来后，发现整架飞机只剩自己一个人，只能在黑暗中设法逃生。
如果在深夜，一个人的飞机
加拿大一名女子 Deanna Noel-Dale 日前于 Facebook 贴文分享这则发生在她朋友身上的
真实故事。故事主人公 Tiffani Adams 搭乘加拿大航空从魁北克往多伦多的深夜航班，
她在登机不久后便沉沉睡去，一小时后醒来，竟发现整架飞机只剩自己一个人。
在惊慌之中，她赶紧拿起手机发讯息给好友求救，就在他们要开始通话时，Adams 的手机
也正好没电了。她拿起充电线试了周遭所有 USB 插座，但由于飞机已经完全熄火，当然
不可能充电，她只好开始尝试自己找出路。
她首先在空服员的工作区找到一支手电筒，开始向窗外照射，希望引起注意，但没有任何
回应。接着她利用手电筒的灯光，找到逃生门的开关并成功打开了舱门，然而在外面等著
她的是深夜冰凉的风，与离地十几公尺的恐惧。
不幸中的大幸，一辆行李车经过，发现这道不应该开启的舱门，与更不应该被抛弃在这的
女子，赶紧使用升降梯将已经腿软的 Adams 救出。随后加拿大航空人员到场致歉，并表
示可用加长型礼车送她到饭店免费住一晚，但被 Adams 婉拒，因为她一心只想赶快回家
，结束这段恐怖旅程。
加拿大航空已出面证实这次事件，并着手调查事件细节。“我们会加强每趟班机落地后的
检查工作，特别是深夜班机，避免任何熟睡的旅客再次被锁在飞机里过夜。”加拿大航空
发言人表示，已多次向 Adams 致歉，并也在 Facebook 留言回应请求谅解。
主角 Adams 在事件发生后，对于黑暗与密闭空间极为恐慌，因此长期失眠，她只在
Facebook 留言表示：“千万不要让这种事再发生在任何人身上！”