Do my questions kill threads?

[cre8flyer]

There was a cool thread going a few days ago about passengers stuck on airplanes, no services available, air conditioner inop., no customs, pilot refuses to let the passengers off, etc.

My dumb question, which appears to have killed the thread, is: "What happens to the passenger who opens the emergency exit?"

Hoping for a response. . .

[Pilot877]

Bad idea. As I learned from Twilight Zone and John Lithgow, the gremlins on the wing will getcha!

[MQAAord]

What happens if a pax opens an exit during a lengthy ground delay?

They can expect to be greeted by a friendly represenative of the local law enforcement. Once they open an exit and are on the ramp, they are now a non-authorized person in a SIDA.

Keep in mind that the greatest number of injuries during an evacuaiton comes from the actual evacuation itself. Things like broken ankles from coming down the slide and hitting the ground. If you're going out a window exit on an 88, it's a lot farther to the ground than it looks

Be very, very sure that the conditions outside the airplane really are better than conditions inside

The local authorities are not just going to take you to the terminal and set you loose. You will have to answer for your actions. With that being said, I really can see where people would seriously consider throwing the exits, consequenses be damned. I'm not going to tell you to never ever open or threaten to open an exit, because individual circumstances can vary. Widely. BUT, be prepared to be responsible for those actions, including possible injury due to evacuation (to yourself and others who may follow you), and charges from local law enforcement. If the conditions that caused you to throw the exit were bad enough, they may be lenient, they may not.

If there's a raging blizzard outside, please don't jump. It's cold out there. It's slippery, and depending on conditions an emergency vehicle may have trouble getting to you. Being outside wandering the ramp of an airport is no place to be during a blizzard.

[Velocipede]

He gets arrested.

[cre8flyer]

Hmmm. . . seems like he goes from being the airline's hostage to law enforcements' hostage. . .

[cre8flyer]

. . . He probably gets to be on CNN though, right?

[tonyw]

You can also probably expect a big bill from the airline for the cost of the slide.

Ain't worth it. Legal bills for defending yourself from criminal charges plus the bill for the slide just so you can get off the plane?

[DAnbert]

Originally Posted by cre8flyer

. . . He probably gets to be on CNN though, right?

I like all the answers to your question. But I am curious what the answer to the question of this thread is.

[Doug Taylor]

Originally Posted by cre8flyer

My dumb question, which appears to have killed the thread, is: "What happens to the passenger who opens the emergency exit?"

Probably get arrested I guess!

[skidz]

Try it, and post your experience here after they let you out of Guantanamo bay

[Cruise]

Originally Posted by skidz

Try it, and post your experience here after they let you out of Guantanamo bay

Haha, don't you mean IF they let you out of Gitmo.

[whaleroast]

Originally Posted by Pilot877

Bad idea. As I learned from Twilight Zone and John Lithgow, the gremlins on the wing will getcha!

Lithgow should have learned it from William Shattner the first time. Perhaps if he had we wouldn't have had a sequel.