The proper terminology for the members you referr to is "Cabin Monkey"
Similar cabin exit story happened in Iraq circa 2004 or so with the US Army... some colonel wanted his bronze star for improving safety, so he went against aircrew concensus and changed the open-door policy on comabt assaults and said the doors would remain closed until short final, when they would be slid open by the cabin monkeys. Unfortunately a dark night came and, while on short final, the doors were slid open... one infantry officer decided it was time for him to go wage war and took a 100 foot leap.
Needless to say, doors were left open from then on, but I still be the colonel had a safety bullet on his bronze star paperwork.
Mike