American Airlines customer 'charged a plane's jetway, opened the cockpit and broke flight controls during boarding and then tried to jump out the open cockpit window' A man stormed onto an American Airlines plane in Honduras and charged the cockpit on Tuesday The plane was boarding for its flight to Miami when the man forced their way past the pilots The man then damaged the controls, according to a report, before trying to fling themselves out of a cockpit window Footage posted online appeared to show the man trying to squeeze themselves out of the window, before being dragged back The 2:35pm local time flight was cancelled and passengers were awaiting a replacement flight, due to take of at 9:30pm local time By Harriet Alexander For Dailymail.com Published: 02:51 GMT, 12 January 2022 | Updated: 02:52 GMT, 12 January 2022 Viewcomments A man in Honduras has stormed into the cockpit of a Miami-bound American Airlines plane during boarding - barging past the pilots and damaging the controls before attempting to fling himself out the window. The incident on Tuesday afternoon was apparently captured on video, with the man wriggling to try and get out of the cockpit window while an astonished ground crew ran to the scene. 'They're dragging him back inside,' the person filming notes, as the man is hauled away from the window. Photos on social media appeared to show the damaged controls on the flights deck. The man can be seen trying to fling himself out of the cockpit window of the plane at the airport in San Pedro Sula, Honduras Honduras's La Prensa newspaper said it was unclear whether he was a ticketed passenger for the flight. American Airlines confirmed the incident, and said that flight 488 from San Pedro Sula - the second-largest city in Honduras after the capital Tegucigalpa; for years in the mid 2010s infamous as one of the world's most dangerous cities - was delayed. 'During boarding of American Airlines flight 488 with service from San Pedro Sula, Honduras (SAP) to Miami (MIA), a customer entered the open flight deck and caused damage to the aircraft,' the airline said in a statement. 'Crew members intervened and the individual was ultimately apprehended by local law enforcement. 'A replacement aircraft is on its way to Honduras and the flight is scheduled to re-depart at 9:30pm local time. 'We applaud our outstanding crew members for their professionalism in handling a difficult situation.' A photograph posted to Twitter appeared to show the damaged cockpit controls Ramon Villeda Morales International Airport is pictured in San Pedro Sula, the second city of Honduras The plane had been scheduled to depart at 2:35pm local time. The identity of the passenger was not revealed. Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility