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Dangerous and downright stupid reasons to open emergency exits

(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2015-01-15 07:19

Just being curious

What happens when the emergency door is opened? A male passenger who wondered about this pressed the red handle after landing, and ended up with five days of detention.

The farce took place on Dec 16, 2013 on a China Express flight.


Dangerous and downright stupid reasons to open emergency exits

Crew members on China Eastern flight MU2036 attempt to placate passengers angry about a delayed take off at Kunming Changshui International Airport, Jan 10. Photo by witness on Sina Weibo.

Protest flight delay

Upset by a flight delay, a Chinese passenger opened emergency exit doors in protest as the plane was taxiing, forcing it to abort its takeoff and landing him in jail.

Angry passengers complained about the delay caused by icy conditions and a lack of ventilation, and a man surnamed Zhou opened three emergency exits to prevent the plane taking off, forcing it to return to the gate, on a China Eastern flight on Jan 11. Read the story

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