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The Velveteen Ocelot

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2. In mid-flight he couldn't have opened the door.
Mon Jun 10, 2019, 01:19 PM
Jun 2019

Because the cabin is pressurized it's impossible to open an airplane door in flight, but most people don't know that so they freak out if someone tries to do it. I can't even figure out how this guy managed to mistake the exit door for the restroom door, since exit doors are large and heavy and take some effort to open.

On the way down malaise Jun 2019 #1
In mid-flight he couldn't have opened the door. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #2
He was probably drunk. nt. Mariana Jun 2019 #4
On the doors in the plane's exit row, I believe there is an interlock MineralMan Jun 2019 #6
PIA doesn't fly 737s (they mostly have 777s). The overwing emergency exits on most aircraft The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #10
No, there is no 'bolt'. It's a plug door. trof Jun 2019 #14
The 737 new generation models MineralMan Jun 2019 #16
Ach. All this new stuff. trof Jun 2019 #21
Was he expecting an outhouse? Cirque du So-What Jun 2019 #3
Uh-oh... MineralMan Jun 2019 #5
What's the going rate for an exit row seat now? trof Jun 2019 #15
$30 on Sun Country, my carrier of choice. MineralMan Jun 2019 #17
That's just one more reason that people in the UK have another definition of PIA. DFW Jun 2019 #7
Have had better experiences with AA unc70 Jun 2019 #9
I haven't taken Iberia transatlantic in over 15 years. DFW Jun 2019 #13
Don't fly through DFW much these days unc70 Jun 2019 #19
3 more bluecollar2 Jun 2019 #18
Oh lordy. Memories. Air France was Air Chance. trof Jun 2019 #20
Air France has perhaps undergone the greatest metamorphosis DFW Jun 2019 #22
Wow! That's GOOD. trof Jun 2019 #23
A complete 180 in attitude toward pasengers DFW Jun 2019 #24
I bet he voted for Br-EXIT. watoos Jun 2019 #8
Thread won! lagomorph777 Jun 2019 #11
That happened in a Monty Python sketch. Crunchy Frog Jun 2019 #12
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