A horrific accident in Finland, after landing at Helsinki airport • The flight attendant fell from the aircraft door to the ground from a height of 3.5 meters
A flight attendant on a Pinair flight to Helsinki is hospitalized after falling from the door of an Airbus 320, which was parked at the airport. The flight attendant fell to a height of 3.5 meters. Her condition is not severe, but she suffers from rib and collarbone fractures. She also suffers from several cuts, which required stitches.
The plane arrived on a domestic flight from Oulu, landed without incident, and then drove to the gate. As usual, a staircase arrived and the passengers got off. After all passengers got off, one of the flight attendants opened the door, apparently to signal to the bus driver that there were no more passengers.
For an undisclosed reason, the driver did not drive, and the bus blocked the stairway driver's path. He began to turn back and away from the plane, reaching about one meter away. The flight attendant, who saw from the window that the bus driver was not driving, opened the door to signal that there were no more passengers, and did not notice that the staircase was no longer adjacent to the plane. She stepped forward without looking down and fell to the ground.