Opened the plane's emergency exit without permission, fined 10 million VND
Seeing that people were feeling nauseous and uncomfortable, and thinking that the emergency exit of an airplane was the same as the emergency exit of a car or bus, passenger Vu Quoc Hung (Hanoi) arbitrarily opened the emergency exit on flight VN1171 from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City to... breathe fresh air.
Emergency exits on planes can only be opened in case of emergency - Illustration photo.
The incident occurred after passenger Vu Quoc Hung (residing in Thanh Ha alley, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi), had a ticket on VNA flight VN1171 from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City at 9:30 p.m. on July 19.
According to Mr. Hung, after 5 minutes on the plane, he felt nauseous and uncomfortable so he opened the emergency exit L2 on the left side of the plane to get some fresh air, unintentionally affecting the flight.
Mr. Hung explained to the authorities that this was his first time flying, and that he had not been reminded by VNA or the flight attendants on the plane, and that he thought that the emergency exit on an airplane was just like the emergency exits of cars, buses, etc., and that opening it would not cause any harm, so he opened it himself.The incident was recorded on the spot and passenger Hung was fined 10 million VND by the Chief Inspector of Aviation.
Immediately afterwards, the male passenger filed a complaint with the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, claiming that "my mistake was unintentional and stemmed from the irresponsible work of VNA staff". Mr. Hung also affirmed: "If there had been a sign prohibiting opening at the emergency exit, there had been a security guard and I had been informed of the rules or reminded when boarding the plane, I would not have made this mistake". Mr. Hung also requested that the fine be reduced to reduce the difficulties in life.
However, the Chief Inspector of Aviation upheld the penalty because he believed that according to the Ordinance on Handling Administrative Violations, unintentionally violating the provisions of the law is also a fault.
In the second complaint, the Aviation Inspectorate examined and found that on the emergency exit L2 of the A321 that Mr. Hung opened, on the right side there was a clear line of text stating “DANGER. Do not open the door when the red warning light is flashing”. On the left side of the door there was also an instruction “Open the door only when exiting” in both Vietnamese and English.
Many other airlines are also having headaches because passengers open the emergency exits without permission. On a flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi of the low-cost airline VietJet Air on the evening of August 20, a nearly 80-year-old passenger went to the back of the plane, fumbling to open the emergency exit to… go to the toilet.
Luckily, a nearby passenger saw and shouted "Don't open the door" causing the passenger to stop.
The slide will immediately deploy in case of opening the escape door.
When the flight crew wrote the report, the passenger requested to be exempted from the fine due to his old age and lack of knowledge. Considering that the above behavior was unintentional, the violator was old and the emergency exit door had not been opened, the flight crew reminded the violator and his relatives on the same flight on the spot, asked them to commit to not re-offending and did not write a report to punish them. In the past, there have been dozens of violations of passengers opening the emergency exit door of aircraft of all ages and reasons for the violation such as opening the door to enjoy the scenery, getting off quickly, going to the toilet, etc.
In addition to the dangers of an emergency exit being opened unexpectedly, opening an emergency exit can also cause considerable damage. For large-bodied aircraft with slides such as the A320/321, Boeing 777, etc., after each time the emergency exit has to be opened, the airline is forced to change the means of operation to roll the door back up.
The cost of bringing the aircraft to Singapore to close the door alone is about 10,000 USD, not to mention the damage caused by having to temporarily “cut” an aircraft from the operating schedule. Since the beginning of 2011, domestic aircraft maintenance and repair facilities have been able to undertake this technical task for A320/321 aircraft, so the damage can be reduced.
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