Passenger tries to exit aircraft – 35,000 ft up
The Sydney Morning Herald says that an allegedly drunken passenger attempted to open an exit door of a Boeing 767 while the plane was 35,000 feet in the air.
The man was abusive to passengers and staff on the First Choice flight from Gatwick to Cuba before lunging at the door in an attempt to lift the handle.
The pilot had to make an emergency diversion to Bermuda airport where police boarded the plane and led the passenger away.
Police in Bermuda said the man had not been charged but was “under security watch” at a hotel and could face charges in the UK.
Dominic Carmen, one of the 257 passengers on board said the man appeared to have been drinking before the flight took off and the pilot had told passengers who were drinking duty free they had brought with them to stop before the incident occurred.
A spokesman for First Choice said the incident was still being investigated.
A Report by The Mole from the Sydney Morning Herald
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