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| Jetstar plane returns to Bali after passenger tries to open aircraft door |
| 2025-04-02 |
| [NYPOST] A Jetstar flight heading to Melbourne, Australia, from Bali overnight was forced to turn around after a ''nightmare'' situation unfolded when a passenger tried to open the aircraft door. Flight JQ-34 left Denpasar Ngurah Rai International Airport at about 5:40 a.m. (8:40 p.m. AST) with more than 200 passengers on board. It was flying at an altitude of 33,000 feet when a woman tugged at the door, trying to open it about two hours into its journey to Melbourne. ''We had an aircraft return to Denpasar last night after a disruptive passenger attempted to open one of the aircraft doors and was abusive to our crew,'' a Jetstar spokesperson told news.com.au. Beat her ass ''The safety and welfare of our customers and crew is our top priority and we thank them for the way they responded to the situation. Aussie reality star Brooke Jowett was also on the flight. In an Instagram Story, the “Survivor All Star” alum said she got back to a hotel at about 1 a.m. after “our lovely night, and our scare on the flight.” “Turns out the reason behind the lady wanting to open the door is because she wanted to sit in a different row and have a chair that could recline,” Brooke explained. “So she decided to try to open the doors, which apparently triggered something to do with the emergency slide and yeah, it was a big bloody big panic, it was very, very scary but we’re fine.” Brooke said the woman was arguing with Jetstar staff about her seat, and the situation escalated. “She was unhappy and wanted to get off. One of the guys who was sitting in front of us was down near the toilets, and he pulled her away from the door as she was trying to open it. “He was an off-duty police officer, apparently, so he saved the day. Thank God for that. Professor Doug Drury, head of aviation at Central Queensland University, previously told news.com.au the exit door on a plane could not be opened above an altitude of 10,000 feet as the cabin was pressurized to 8,000 feet — making the door impossible to open. The difference between the internal cabin pressure and the outside air pressure effectively seals the doors, particularly on modern planes such as the Airbus A330. It comes after another incident in which two men were involved in a heated argument on a flight from Melbourne to Bali, with other passengers forced to intervene. |
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