A Canadian passenger tried to open an airplane door in flight
Police helped an elderly traveler facing a crisis.
There was an incident involving a "disruptive passenger" at the gates of Toronto's Pearson International Airport on Sunday. Police in the region who arrived on the scene did not arrest the man.
According to the information provided by the police, they received a call complaining that some passenger was trying to open the door of the airplane during the flight. The incident occurred during a transatlantic flight, but the strange venture was ultimately unsuccessful. The plane landed safely at Pearson Airport sometime after 3:00 pm.
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Officers met with the perpetrator of the incident, who turned out to be an elderly man who was "in a state of crisis and confusion." Police indicated that his actions did not appear to be willful and that he was detained by Air Canada officers in accordance with their security protocols. Despite this, no criminal charges were laid against him, and he and his family received additional support.
Air Canada also confirmed the incident, specifying that the incident happened aboard a Boeing 787-9 traveling from London-Heathrow to Toronto. The company noted that their crew handled the situation professionally, allowing the flight to continue to its destination as normal. In accordance with procedure, officials met the airplane upon arrival.
In addition, the airline emphasized that it is not possible to open the doors in flight at high altitude because the design of the doors allows the difference in pressure inside and outside to be used to create a seal, making the doors essentially a plug.
It's been a difficult January for AirCanada, the second airplane door-opening incident in a month. A few days earlier, a passenger at Toronto Airport opened the door of an airplane that had not yet taken off and fell out.
