Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005, 6:21 am
Emergency Door on Plane Misused
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N airplanes, I frequently get assigned the seat that is adjacent to the emergency door. I don’t know if it’s merely a coincidence, or perhaps they ‘pre-allocate’ particular people whom they trust (shameless flattery, pat self on back). Either way, I always wonder what mechanism/s they have to ensure that suicidal individuals cannot open that door in during flights. The news from Australis give a bit of a clue.
A 34-year-old French woman, who tried to open the emergency door of a plane so she could have a cigarette, has appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court.
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Today she pleaded guilty to a charge of endangering safety on an aircraft.
