Passenger restrained after trying to open plane exit door mid-flight By Rachel Goodman Global News Posted May 26, 2025 11:56 am Updated May 27, 2025 8:22 am ...

SKAMAN306/GETTY IMAGES If you open an emergency exit door while the plane is on the ground and unpressurized, it will open and the inflatable slide will deploy, Bubb says.

While the scenario of an emergency exit door being yanked open mid-flight is a major fear for nervous flyers, former pilot, Dan Bubb, from Las Vegas, has revealed exactly what happens when it occurs.

The door was opened about 7:30 p.m. “suddenly and without warning,” McGuirk said. The opening of the overwing exit door caused an emergency slide to deploy aboard JetBlue flight 161 from ...