Originally Posted by
Ancien Maestro
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..
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As is usually the case with the media, aviation is an area where factual information is often missing. I also doubt most families know the facts about aircraft doors either. Most people think a door can just be opened up inflight.
Originally Posted by
Ancien Maestro
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..
The doors do swing outwards, but only after swinging slightly inwards first.