Flight panic as Indian man, 36, tries to open plane door at 30,000ft 'because he felt like it'

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Flight panic as Indian man, 36, tries to open plane door at 30,000ft 'because he felt like it'.

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A 36-year-old Indian man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly trying to force open a plane's emergency exit door at 30,000 feet.Jamsheer Athanikkal was aboard a Batik Air service from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Kochi, India, on Wednesday when the incident unfolded midair.He is accused of smashing the window panel of the emergency exit "without any provocation."Police believe the hospitality worker attempted to open the door simply because "he felt like it", according to The Indian Express and The Hindu.Dramatic footage captured the chaos inside the cabin as fellow passengers scrambled to intervene.Athanikkal, who was seated in 12A, allegedly began trying to wrench open the emergency exit while the aircraft was cruising at altitude.Scratch marks were visible on the window he is accused of attempting to force open.When other passengers and cabin crew stepped in to stop him, he reportedly turned on them with threats.Those on board eventually managed to...

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A: Flight panic as Indian man, 36, tries to open plane door at 30,000ft 'because he felt like it'.

B: A 36-year-old Indian man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly trying to force open a plane's emergency exit door at 30,000 feet.Jamsheer Athanikkal was aboard a Batik Air service from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Kochi, India, on Wednesday when the incident unfolded midair.He is accused of smashing the window panel of the emergency exit "without any provocation."Police believe the hospitality worker attempted to open the door simply because "he felt like it", according to The Indian Express and The Hindu.Dramatic footage captured the chaos inside the cabin as fellow passengers scrambled to intervene.Athanikkal, who was seated in 12A, allegedly began trying to wrench open the emergency exit while the aircraft was cruising at altitude.Scratch marks were visible on the window he is accused of attempting to force open.When other passengers and cabin crew stepped in to stop him, he reportedly turned on them with threats.Those on board eventually managed to...