Pax pening emergency exits midflight

[basilosaurus]

www.businessinsider.com/south-korean-airlines-to-warn-passengers-not-to-open-emergency-exits-2023-12?amp

Wtf is wing with people? 3 incidents in 6 months on Korean airlines. And they think a preflight warning is a solution.

The only time I've been on a flight where they had to remind people not to smoke in the lav midflight was on Asiana from sfo to Incheon. Clearly a preflight warning wasn't enough.

[mrspez07]

Weirdly, I had a brief urge to do it and wonder what would happen on a recent flight from Mexico. It was a newer plane. I wonder if the newer design of them somehow are making them more obvious/visible or attractive to touch. That was kind of my takeaway from my random experience. I’m a pretty well adjusted and practical person.

[basilosaurus]

Dec 3, 2023 10:22:16 GMT -5 mrspez07 said:

Weirdly, I had a brief urge to do it and wonder what would happen on a recent flight from Mexico. It was a newer plane. I wonder if the newer design of them somehow are making them more obvious/visible or attractive to touch. That was kind of my takeaway from my random experience. I’m a pretty well adjusted and practical person.

I think many people wonder "what if" about many crazy things. It's one thing to let a bored mind wander about in imagination. It's another to actually act on it!

[laterz]

Anytime I walk by an open wiring closet at work, i want to pull out all the wires. I think it's illegal (an FTC rule maybe?), but a girl can dream.

[chickadee77]

My SIL did this in a small plane as a kid (so, back in the late 60s/early 70s) Her parents basically sat on top of her as the plane made an emergency landing. I forget where they were headed, but they were pissed.

I can't fathom doing it on a larger plane. Like, have just a smidgen of impulse control - it's not like the things are super effortless to open. Yikes.