Man tries door at 36,000 feet

A 22-YEAR-OLD holidaymaker who tried to open the doors of a plane at 36,000 feet has been arrested, police said yesterday.

Fri, 16 Sep, 2011 - 01:00

The drama happened on Thomson Airways flight TOM1269 from Palma, Majorca, to Newcastle in the early hours of yesterday.

Witnesses said friends of the man tried to restrain him as he tried to open the door, and he was said to have shouted: “It’s OK, we are just on a simulator.”

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Courts Place: Palma, Majorca Place: Newcastle Place: Ashington, Northumberland Place: Gatwick Organisation: Thomson Airways

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