A woman flying from Changsha to Sanya on Monday afternoon was detained by Chinese police after trying to open one of the emergency exit doors mid-flight. But unlike the infamous 'I needed some fresh air' case, this one had darker motives. South China Morning Post reports that the woman, for reasons still unknown, threatened to commit suicide when stopped by a flight security officer. She is now being questioned by Sanya airport police along with two other passengers who were involved in the incident.
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Last year saw a rise in the number of attempts to open emergency exit doors, with 12 individual cases taking place in the first five months of 2015 alone. But while the number of incidents are increasing, it's still nearly impossible for an emergency exit door to be opened mid-flight. The internal pressure forcing the door outward against its seal makes pulling the door inward to open nearly impossible for even the strongest of humans.
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