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A Chinese airline passenger pulled open an emergency exit as his plane was about to take off because he “just wanted fresh air”, Chinese media have reported.
The man had not realised that opening the door was dangerous, staff members said.
The safety scare on Sunday came days after a passenger on another domestic flight opened the emergency exit moments after his plane landed - deploying the shute - saying that he was in a hurry to get off.
There is growing concern in China that the behaviour of travellers, particularly those venturing overseas, is damaging the image of the country.
An AirAsia flight from Bangkok to Nanjing had to return to Thailand last week after an angry Chinese passenger threw scalding water at a flight attendant.
But Sunday’s incident, on a Xiamen Air flight from Hangzhou to Chengdu, seems to have been an innocent mistake by a first-time flier. Startled fellow passengers took shots of the incident on their mobile phones, later posting them on social media.
Read more here. (The Guardian UK)
The man had not realised that opening the door was dangerous, staff members said.
The safety scare on Sunday came days after a passenger on another domestic flight opened the emergency exit moments after his plane landed - deploying the shute - saying that he was in a hurry to get off.
There is growing concern in China that the behaviour of travellers, particularly those venturing overseas, is damaging the image of the country.
An AirAsia flight from Bangkok to Nanjing had to return to Thailand last week after an angry Chinese passenger threw scalding water at a flight attendant.
But Sunday’s incident, on a Xiamen Air flight from Hangzhou to Chengdu, seems to have been an innocent mistake by a first-time flier. Startled fellow passengers took shots of the incident on their mobile phones, later posting them on social media.
Read more here. (The Guardian UK)
