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Passenger mistakenly opens emergency exit instead of restroom on plane

newsfinale.com 2024/10/6
Plane passenger opens emergency door instead of bathroom

A first-time plane passenger sparked chaos after mistakenly opening up the plane’s emergency exit door while on the hunt for the toilet.

There was a confusion during Air China flight 2754 at Quzhou Airport in China’s Zhejiang Province last Thursday night. The incident was reported by the South China Morning Post.

The rookie flier had gone to the back of the plane and tore open the door without anyone noticing — causing the evacuation slide to deploy.


The mix up unfolded when the female passenger went searching for the toilet onboard the Air China flight 2754 last week.
The mix-up unfolded when the female passenger searched for the toilet onboard Air China flight 2754 last week.

“When the evacuation slide popped out, even the flight attendants were startled,” said one passenger, only identified as Cheng.

A photo circulating on Chinese social media showed the aircraft parked in the middle of the tarmac with the slide in place.

The plane had to be emptied of passengers and the flight was eventually canceled.


The woman, who had never flown before, mistakenly opened the emergency exit instead of the toilet door.
The woman, who had never flown before, mistakenly opened the emergency exit instead of the toilet door.

“The female passenger was in tears when she heard that she would need to pay damages,” said Cheng, the fellow passenger.

The cost of activating the plane’s emergency door is roughly $28,000, the outlet reported.

The woman responsible for the glitch was questioned by cops in the aftermath. She was not identified in the report.

It sparked alarm online, with some questioning if it was a worrying “design flaw” for the passenger to unknowingly open the exit so easily.

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