Continental Flight passenger tries to open door in flight; plane diverted [to St. Louis]

breakingnews.com ^ | May 8, 2011 | Staff

[ilovesarah2012]

Doesn’t seem like a good time to fly.

[FreedomPoster]

LOL! THANK YOU!

We are not talking about a practical physics genius here, are we?

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Thanks for the laugh!

[FreedomPoster]

Getting an exit row is all about airline status, not size of the passenger.

[garjog]

“DB Cooper”

I think the plane was flying low. Also he could have died.

[wastedyears]

That’s like the flight crew telling everyone to turn off all electronic devices, when there are threads on here with concrete evidence that cell phones and the like have absolutely no impact on flight controls (last I remember, scheduled flights are not remotely controlled), or communications between the plane and tower/s.

[Zeppo]

Another case of flying while stupid, huh...

[Cementjungle]

The guy was probably lucky that there was an air marshal there to protect him

I don't think you can open those doors in-flight anyway. They have some sort of lock in them to prevent that.

[garjog]

“Since when is stopping a lunatic from killing people “accosting”? “

Since: “military interrogation” became “torture”.

“The War on Terror” became “a kinetic military action in response to man made disasters”.

And since the killing of the mastermind of the largest terror attack in US History ends with a sensitive 40 minute Muslim funeral on the deck of our Aircraft carrier complete with prayers to Allah.

[livius]

Personally, i’m voting for “had 3 too many at the airport lounge.” Most Muslims are not “burly” but are little wormy people. I think this was either a drunk or a nut - with, as you point out, no knowledge of physics and no common sense.

[glock rocks]

Olkon’s response makes the “tall burly passenger” description seem lacking in key details.

Maybe "burly" is the new PC for "swarthy."

[HollyB]

This news report said a ‘threatening note’ was found in the bathroom.

“The pilot decided to divert the plane to Albuquerque after a flight attendant found a “threatening note” was found in one of the rear passenger lavatories, authorities said . “

http://www.detnews.com/article/20110508/METRO/105080326/Authorities-clear-Delta-flight-from-Detroit-diverted-for-‘security-threat’;

[null and void]

Hmmmmm burly passenger is the new PC for arab looking?

Burly is the new swarthy...

[Uncle Ike]

” either a drunk or a nut - with, as you point out, no knowledge of physics and no common sense. “

Hmmmmm...

Without the ‘burly’, you’ve just described all Liberal judges — add the ‘burly’ back in, and you’re only describing the female ones....

[null and void]

26 seconds...

[glock rocks]

Jet lag?

[HollyB]

Funny, how Detroit changes up the story.

[ponygirl]

DB Cooper lowered the airstairs and jumped off them. That was just a little handle inside a compartment in the rear of the aircraft that had to be moved forward and the stairs dropped down from underneath. He had first told the pilots to fly at a lower altitude so there was no rapid decompression.

Emergency exit doors are larger than the door frame, so have to be pulled inside the aircraft before turning to open. They "plug" the door opening, so it is impossible to open them while the cabin is pressurized, even if the door has an automated assist.

[null and void]

Uh, yeah. That’s it! That’s the ticket!

[null and void]

Meanwhile:

Watch the skies!