Man Climbs Onto Airplane’s Wing During Takeoff

A Boeing 737 MAX 8, being built for American Airlines, makes a turn on the runway as it's readied for takeoff on a test flight in Renton, Wash, on May 8,2019. Elaine Thompson/AP

A man was arrested after he hopped onto the wing of an airplane as it was preparing to leave the runway in order to allegedly hitch a ride.

According to the blog One Mile at a Time, an Azman Air flight was set for takeoff at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria, for a domestic flight to Port Harcourt on Friday, July 19.