A passenger aboard Jet Airways flight 9W 585 opened the plane’s emergency exit just after landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, India, on January 24.
According to a Jet Airways spokesperson, “A guest, who travelled from Abu Dhabi to Mumbai by Jet Airways flight 9W 585, opened the emergency exit after the aircraft had parked at the bay at the Mumbai airport. The matter was reported to the security agencies.”
The passenger, who apparently told the crew members that he opened the emergency exit door “just for fun”, was escorted to a local police station by security forces.
Local media identified him as Steve Titschler, of Germany.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-654 made a safe emergency landing at Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong, China, on August 5th.
GoJet Airlines flight DL-6219 made an emergency landing in Bangor, Maine, on July 18th.
EgyptAir flight MS-786 made an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on November 13th.
IndiGo flight 6E 822 made an emergency landing in Bhubaneswar, India, on December 22nd.
Lufthansa flight 452 had made an emergency landing at Calgary International Airport, Canada, on January 8.