Newsworthy? Absolutely
Human Interest? Yes
Humour? Yes
BUT AS USUAL, ONE VERY SIMPLE, HUGELY IMPORTANT SENTENCE IS MISSING...
Aircraft doors generally cannot be opened in flight, as they are "locked" in place by the pressurization (and I'd assume a couple of other interlocking mechanisms too).
And of course, the facts do get in the way of the story- It sounds like "the issue" is that the dude was acting up (drunk? if you want to parlour talk), and that's why he was banned from the airline- the "mistaken for the Lav" issue is just a side story.
God forbid the media lift a finger and add single sentences that make stories factually sound.
Human Interest? Yes
Humour? Yes
BUT AS USUAL, ONE VERY SIMPLE, HUGELY IMPORTANT SENTENCE IS MISSING...
Aircraft doors generally cannot be opened in flight, as they are "locked" in place by the pressurization (and I'd assume a couple of other interlocking mechanisms too).
And of course, the facts do get in the way of the story- It sounds like "the issue" is that the dude was acting up (drunk? if you want to parlour talk), and that's why he was banned from the airline- the "mistaken for the Lav" issue is just a side story.
A plane passenger was arrested after he mistook the aircraft’s exit for a toilet door - and tried to open it at 30,000 feet.
James Gray was on board a KLM flight from Edinburgh to Amsterdam when he made the terrifying blunder, according to reports.
On touching down at Schiphol Airport, he was whisked away to a detention centre.
He spent the night in custody, before being fined €600 (about £440).
Gray - who claims it was a “simple mistake” and a “misunderstanding” - was also slapped with a 5-year ban for flying with the airline.
But he claims he didn’t know about the ban until he tried to fly back home - and was prevented from boarding the aircraft.
Gray, from Alloa in Scotland, borrowed cash from a pal so he could fly back with an alternative airline.
He claimed he would never open a plane door on purpose, and said he’d only touched the handle.
“I realise the danger of that sort of thing,” he told the Telegraph.
Schiphol Airport and the Royal Dutch Border Police have refused to comment on the incident, according to the Mail Online.
A KLM spokesman said that a passenger had been “handed over to authorities due to "his misbehaviour on-board.”
James Gray was on board a KLM flight from Edinburgh to Amsterdam when he made the terrifying blunder, according to reports.
On touching down at Schiphol Airport, he was whisked away to a detention centre.
He spent the night in custody, before being fined €600 (about £440).
Gray - who claims it was a “simple mistake” and a “misunderstanding” - was also slapped with a 5-year ban for flying with the airline.
But he claims he didn’t know about the ban until he tried to fly back home - and was prevented from boarding the aircraft.
Gray, from Alloa in Scotland, borrowed cash from a pal so he could fly back with an alternative airline.
He claimed he would never open a plane door on purpose, and said he’d only touched the handle.
“I realise the danger of that sort of thing,” he told the Telegraph.
Schiphol Airport and the Royal Dutch Border Police have refused to comment on the incident, according to the Mail Online.
A KLM spokesman said that a passenger had been “handed over to authorities due to "his misbehaviour on-board.”
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