Letter.

Letter Published in The National UAE ON 4dec 19It is a very bad idea to open an aircraft’s cabin door during flight

I write to you in reference to Jack Dutton’s piece Man tries to open cabin door during British Airways flight to Saudi Arabia (December 3).

This piece told the shocking story of an aircraft passenger who attempted to open the cabin door while the plane was still in the air.

Luckily the man was stopped before he managed to open the door and his own life – along with those of the other passengers – were saved.

Such incidents are thankfully rare. But there are so many things that we don’t know about what appears to be an irrational act. I hope the authorities look into the matter.

K Ragavan, Bengaluru