Two
passengers aboard a flight in China have been jailed after opening the
plane’s emergency exit doors in protest at a lengthy delay.
China
Eastern Airlines flight MU2036 travelling from Chengdu to Beijing was
already seven hours behind schedule at 3:45am on Saturday morning
because of snow when crew began to de-ice the plane at the Kunming
airport.
Passengers
were initially told the flight, scheduled to take off at 8.45pm, was
being delayed until 11pm. However, the plane was only cleared for
take-off around 3.17am, according to local news sources. Passengers were said to
have become angry when the plane's ventilation system was turned off for
30 minutes during de-icing work to prevent fumes from entering the
cabin.The plane was taxiing on the runway when a
man named as Mr Zhou reportedly opened three emergency exits to prevent
the plane from taking off and forcing it to return to the gate.
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