AA divert after pax tries to open door
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AA divert after pax tries to open door
American Airlines flight to Dallas diverted after woman tries to open emergency door
Sunday October 28, 2007 01:29:50 EDT
DALLAS, Oct 28, 2007 (AP Worldstream via COMTEX News Network) -- An American Airlines flight from Orlando, Florida, to Dallas-Fort Worth was diverted to Houston after a passenger tried to open an emergency door.
The passenger was unable to open the door and no one was injured in the incident Saturday night.
The passenger, a woman, was detained by local authorities in Houston, said Charley Wilson, a spokesman for Fort Worth-based American.
Flight 1585, carrying 176 passengers and six crew members, was diverted to Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport after the woman attempted to open an emergency door over one of the wings. She was subdued by the flight crew, Wilson said.
"The crew handled everything. There was no issue with safety whatsoever," Wilson said.
Passengers and crew members were interviewed in Houston. Six passengers got off the plane, since Houston was their destination, and the rest continued to Dallas-Fort Worth on the same plane.
Sunday October 28, 2007 01:29:50 EDT
DALLAS, Oct 28, 2007 (AP Worldstream via COMTEX News Network) -- An American Airlines flight from Orlando, Florida, to Dallas-Fort Worth was diverted to Houston after a passenger tried to open an emergency door.
The passenger was unable to open the door and no one was injured in the incident Saturday night.
The passenger, a woman, was detained by local authorities in Houston, said Charley Wilson, a spokesman for Fort Worth-based American.
Flight 1585, carrying 176 passengers and six crew members, was diverted to Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport after the woman attempted to open an emergency door over one of the wings. She was subdued by the flight crew, Wilson said.
"The crew handled everything. There was no issue with safety whatsoever," Wilson said.
Passengers and crew members were interviewed in Houston. Six passengers got off the plane, since Houston was their destination, and the rest continued to Dallas-Fort Worth on the same plane.
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I had a passenger who did that once, also a woman, saying the same thing. Perhaps its the same one!!! She was creating a bit of mayhem around her because all the other passengers who weren't really nervous suddenly were terrified she'd get the door open and they'd all be sucked out!
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For crying out loud, why not just cuff her, strap her into her seat and continue to the planned destination?
There, all sorted and everyone is where they want to be.
We really have become a bunch of paranoid, frightened cowards these days, haven't we?
There, all sorted and everyone is where they want to be.
We really have become a bunch of paranoid, frightened cowards these days, haven't we?
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It is not possible...
It is not possible to open an emergency exit in a pressurized plane at high altitude. Regardlerss of how hard anyone would try.
R & E Johns has the best solution.
If the crew is Afraid to handcuff an out-of-control passenger with the 'Tuffcuffs' (unless she is rather petite), then have two large people who are not afraid sit next to her. What if the nutcase-one stormy day in the future-is a large man who is 6' 4" and resembles a NZ rugby player?
Sorry Johns-maybe like an Aussie rugby player....Will HE then be the boss and make the overall decisions?
You were lucky this time-had she known where the other cabin equ**^^#** is located- you might have been 'gonged' on the head with a round, solid, tubular, heavy piece of metal as you came out of a dark galley at 0400 local.
Young Crewmembers: don't forget, she is not only a bit psychotic but has also clearly broken both (US) FARs and (British) Air Nav. Orders- has she not?
How about inside a small CRJ flown by a 27 year-old Captain, a 22 year-old FO and a FA who is 20?
If the crew is Afraid to handcuff an out-of-control passenger with the 'Tuffcuffs' (unless she is rather petite), then have two large people who are not afraid sit next to her. What if the nutcase-one stormy day in the future-is a large man who is 6' 4" and resembles a NZ rugby player?
Sorry Johns-maybe like an Aussie rugby player....Will HE then be the boss and make the overall decisions?
You were lucky this time-had she known where the other cabin equ**^^#** is located- you might have been 'gonged' on the head with a round, solid, tubular, heavy piece of metal as you came out of a dark galley at 0400 local.
Young Crewmembers: don't forget, she is not only a bit psychotic but has also clearly broken both (US) FARs and (British) Air Nav. Orders- has she not?
How about inside a small CRJ flown by a 27 year-old Captain, a 22 year-old FO and a FA who is 20?
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Once in a wile these nutters try to open a door in flight, I would think that the best way to deal with it would be to leave them to it and offer a bottle of Champaine to the first passenger with the correct reason as to why the door will not open! (capt decision final).
This should lighten the atmosphere in the cabin sonewhat!
This should lighten the atmosphere in the cabin sonewhat!
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I laughed when I read it too. So silly; these people watch too much television. Seriously though, does anybody know if the handle would break first?
I like the comment about free drinks for the pax who tells everybody why the door won't open.
I like the comment about free drinks for the pax who tells everybody why the door won't open.
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how do you "inadvertantly open" the door. Surely it's a deliberate action??
