Published 14:57 IST, March 16th 2020

Chinese passenger opens plane emergency door for 'breath of fresh air'

A Chinese woman passenger reportedly opened the emergency door of a commercial plane saying that it was suffocating inside and she wanted some fresh air.

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A Chinese woman reportedly opened the emergency door of a commercial plane saying that it was suffocating which later resulted in her arrest by the police for questioning. The internet is buzzing with reactions to this unusual incident on the plane with some questioning the lady for risking the safety of passengers while others revealing their funny side on social media platforms.

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The 'door-opening' incident

Reportedly the incident happened when a Xiamen Airlines plane on September 23 was getting ready for take-off and was on the runway in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Because of this issue, the Lanzhou destined flight was delayed. Passenger's unusual reaction was captured on tape by other passengers aboard and the clip immediately went viral on Chinese social media website Weibo.

Reports indicated that the cabin crew of the aircraft called the police and informed about the incident to the police. Before the incident, the steward had warned the passengers sitting beside the emergency doorway to not touch it although when the steward walked away, the passenger showing no regard for the warning and opened the emergency door anyway.

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Netizens react

Netizens have reacted to this incident by showing funny side and questioning the lady for risking safety. The video has been viewed over 400,000 times. One user commented "Good job. Should've opened it while it was flying imho." "Nice music choice. Very seasonal," said another user. "Hey, at least she opened it while the plane was on the ground and not flying in the air" Another commented. One user said, "Thank God I'm not the most stupid person on earth." "they probably lowered her social score enough to not be able to buy another aeroplane ticket. is the background music from the x files? :)" said another user. Another user said that "She was still smiling."