Travel + Leisure

Here’s Why Pilots Say It’s ‘Impossible’ to Open an Airplane’s Door Mid-Flight

Emergency doors on planes cannot be opened mid-flight due to air pressure and automatic locking mechanisms. Trying to open an emergency door during a flight can lead to serious legal consequences and ...
New York Post

Flyer shocked after two people mistake emergency exit for bathroom — and try to open it

It’s not something that happens often on a flight, so for it to happen twice, on two separate occasions, left me in complete shock. I was recently on an SA Airlink flight from Johannesburg to Cape ...
CNN

Plane makes emergency landing after passenger tries to open door during flight

A regional jet made an emergency landing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday evening after a passenger tried to open an emergency exit door and got into an altercation with a flight attendant. Delta ...