Passenger in trouble for opening cover of emergency exit door aboard IndiGo plane

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

Hyderabad to the national capital on July 8, allegedly opened the cover of the emergency exit door of the aircraft during taking off, according to Delhi airport sources. The incident happened on flight 6E 5605 and the individual was handed over to the security personnel after landing at the Delhi airport. An FIR has been filed against the individual. The unruly behaviour of the flyer caused panic among other passengers, crew and the pilot-in-command, the sources said. The passenger was in seat 18A which was close to the emergency exit door. After the incident, the cover of the emergency exit was immediately restored and the passenger was relocated to another seat in the aircraft, they added. Query sent to IndiGo seeking comments on the incident remained unanswered. According to safety experts, the handle of the emergency exit door has a cover which protects it from opening due to cabin pressure or any other accidental reasons.

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«If the cover is removed, then the handle is bare open and it can open mid-air due to any reason and it is hazardous for the aircraft,» S S Panesar, former Director of Flight Safety at erstwhile Indian Airlines, said. A crew member from an airline told PTI that the emergency exit cover is such that it cannot open by mistake. «You have to pull it out and it needs effort. It is only out of mischief that someone can do that,» the crew member said on the