Commercial airplane doors are usually plug doors that open inward (although some are then rotated and pushed outward to get them out of the way). In this way they cannot be opened in flight (except for a certain cargo door on the old DC-10 which caused some problems way back when).
A red herring article then, with the fear that airplane doors can be opened inflight..
The family is scared out of their wits, when there was no possibility of the doors opening inflight..
Originally Posted by
ricski64
I'm pretty sure every plane I've been on the doors opened outward
We deplaned in Hawaii walking outside and LAX.. I could have sworn that the doors swung outwards..
I don't recall the exterior of the plane seen inwards.. that would actually seem inappropriate..