Keeping the window shades open helps passengers orient themselves during takeoff and landing, and allows crew members to assess the situation and communicate conditions to the pilot and co-pilot.

Flight attendant reveals why they always ask passengers to open their window for take off and landing READ MORE: I'm a female pilot - this is the phrase I use to get people's attention ...

The door that came open has stairs on one side and hinges at the bottom, folding out of the plane to be a staircase. Two cables connect either side of the stairs to the sides of the door. Flight ...