Clueless Airline Passenger Opens Emergency Exit To Get Some Fresh Air
The quest a man would go on just for some fresh air after a long flight.
By Hew Lee Yee — 16 Dec 2014, 05:56 PM — Updated almost 10 years ago
Do you ever just stop paying attention during the safety briefing at the beginning of the flight? Well, a man from China did and ended up causing a two-hour delay.
The first time air traveller was anxious to get out and wanted some fresh air, so he decided to deploy the emergency slide
An antsy passenger who couldn't bear to spend another minute on a plane decided to open an emergency exit and deploy the emergency slide, "to get off the plane quicker."
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“He told the attendants he just wanted some fresh air … Hope our flight won’t be delayed for too long.”
As a result of the incident, the return flight MU2332, scheduled to leave at 9:50pm, was delayed until 11:41pm.
thenanfang.comThe airline staffs alleged tried to stop him but were unsuccessful
Flight attendants claim they tried to stop the deployment but failed. The flight ended up being delayed for two hours.
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The airline’s maintenance team rushed to fix the safety door.
This little stunt is going to cost the airline a whopping $16,000 to fix
Aviation experts say the cost to repair and replace the opened cabin door and emergency slide is approximately RMB 100,000 (over $16,000).
thenanfang.comDespite the costly repair, the airline does not plan on imposing the charge on the man since it was an honest mistake
But the airline said it did not plan to penalise the passenger as he had not done it intentionally.
“It was his first travel by air,” an airline staff member of the airline told the paper. “He did not cause delay or any other direct loss to the airline anyway.”