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Daily Mirror
12-05-2025
- Daily Mirror
Moment passenger opens plane emergency exit 'to get some air'
The young male passenger opened the emergency exit as the China Eastern Airlines flight came in to land, causing chaos in the cabin and preventing others from disembarking for 20 minutes Chaos erupted on a plane after a passenger opened an emergency exit upon landing at a Chinese airport. As the passenger jet was taxiing on the runway, the man yanked the emergency handle and deployed the evacuation slide. According to witnesses, the man said he opened the exit to 'get some fresh air'. His actions caused chaos in the cabin, and passengers were delayed from disembarking the plane for around 20 minutes. The suspect, described as a young male, was then escorted off the plane by police officers for questioning. He is accused of opening the emergency door on China Eastern Airlines flight MU5828. The flight took off from Changsha, China, and arrived at Kunming Changshui International Airport at around 8.42 am yesterday. No one was reported as injured during the drama that followed the man's decision to open the door on the runway. In China, fines for opening the emergency exit can range from £10,482 to £20,985 (CNY 100,000 and 200,000), depending on the plane and circumstances. China Eastern Airlines has been approached for comment. In March 2022, a China Eastern Airlines flight was involved in the third-deadliest aviation accident in the country's history. The domestic flight took off from Kunming Changshui International Airport bound for Guangzhou, but crashed en route, killing all 132 passengers and crew onboard. Just last month, a "claustrophobic" woman left fellow passengers terrified after opening an emergency exit during take off in Korea. There were 202 passengers and seven crew members on the Air Seoul flight RS902, which was due to fly to Jeju Airport from Gimpo International in the South Korean capital. The woman's actions led to an evacuation slide being deployed, and the flight was cancelled. The crew had just finished up making their announcements and were taxiing along the runway when the 30-year-old woman unbuckled her seatbelt and jumped up from her seat in the first few rows of the plane. According to reports, she rushed to the front of the plane and forcibly opened the emergency exit. A flight attendant tried to stop the young woman, but the door opened with a loud popping sound and the slide extended to the ground. Again in South Korea earlier this year, an airline vowed to investigate its staff after they opened an emergency exit and posed for photos on the plane wing. The incident happened while Eastar Jet Flight 703 was delayed by more than an hour. The delay was due to snow temporarily closing the runway. Images taken from afar show how three uniformed stewardesses climbed onto the left wing of the Boeing 737 to pose for pictures.
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Cabin crew busted posing for photos on plane wing while waiting for takeoff: Airline announces investigation
They were winging it. An airline has launched an investigation into several flight attendants who were busted opening an emergency exit and posing for photos on an airplane wing. The shocking incident occurred last Wednesday at Cheongju International Airport in South Korea while Eastar Jet Flight 703 was delayed on the tarmac. Images taken from afar show how three uniformed stewardesses climbed onto the left wing of the Boeing 737 for an impromptu photoshoot. Eastar Jet, which is headquartered in Seoul, says the crew plane's crew was instructed to open the emergency door as part of a training that took place during the hourlong delay. 'The airline took advantage of the waiting time caused by heavy snow and conducted an emergency exit training that is normally difficult to carry out,' a spokesperson said. However, the airline did not approve of the attendants staging a photo shoot on the aircraft's wing. Because Cheongju Airport is designated as a military facility, photography and videography are strictly prohibited. Offenders face up to three years in prison or fines of up to 30m KRW (approx. $20,000), according to local media. The incident comes amid heightened anxiety over airplane safety following multiple aviation disasters in recent weeks. On Jan. 29, an Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed into an American Airlines flight 5342 as it prepared to land at Ronald Reagan National Airport, killing all 67 passengers and crew on board. On Monday, three passengers on Delta Air Lines Flight 4819 were critically injured when the plane crash-landed and flipped upside-down at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
South China Morning Post
15-02-2025
- South China Morning Post
South Korea airline sparks controversy over crew taking photos on aircraft wing
A South Korean budget carrier has been mired in controversy after its crew members took photos on an aircraft wing while the plane was delayed due to heavy snow. According to broadcaster JTBC's Thursday report, crew members of an Eastar Jet flight opened the overwing window exit of an aircraft at Cheongju International Airport at 11.47am on Wednesday local time, and climbed onto the left wing of the aircraft to pose for pictures. The incident occurred when Flight 703, scheduled to depart for Jeju Island at 10.20am, was delayed by more than an hour due to heavy snow. News footage showed the emergency exit door wide open, with crew members standing on the wing and posing for photos. Cheongju Airport is a military airport designated as a military facility protection zone, where taking photos is strictly prohibited without the approval of the commanding officer of the jurisdiction. A US B-52H strategic bomber lands at Cheongju Airport, 140km south of Seoul, South Korea, in October 2023. Cheongju Airport is a military airport designated as a military facility protection zone. Photo: EPA-EFE/Yonhap According to the Protection of Military Bases and Installation Act, an unauthorised act of taking photos at such facilities is punishable with up to three years in prison or fines of up to 30 million won (US$20,800).
