American Airlines passenger uses emergency exit to jump onto tarmac after flight delayed, canceled

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A passenger stuck on a canceled American Airlines flight out of Charlotte was arrested Thursday after fleeing the plane through the exit window. 

Flight 2396 traveling from Charlotte to Thurgood Marshall Baltimore-Washington International Airport in Maryland was canceled due to severe weather conditions, which restricted air traffic throughout the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, an American Airlines spokesperson told FOX Business.  

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However, the cancelation came after 172 passengers and six crew members had already boarded the plane, according to the spokesperson. 

One of the passengers, Brandon Goldner, who is a reporter with WCNC, tweeted that everyone was stuck on the plane for at least half an hour after the flight was canceled because there was no one to operate the jet bridge and pleaded for help. 

Another passenger, couldn’t handle waiting. 

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