9 h. ago Man claims plane wings 'disappear' and 'everyone will die' before trying to open door in air

The passenger who was experiencing hallucinations tried to open the plane door at 18,000 feet during an Alaska Airlines flight after claiming that he ‘needed air’ on the 90-minute journey

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16 h. ago Man, 36, charged after trying to open plane door during Alaska Airlines flight

Kassian William Fredericks, 36, was on the December 10 7pm flight from Dead Horse to Anchorage when his erratic behaviour began alarming passengers and crew.

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28 h. ago ‘The wings have disappeared. We’re all going to die’: Alaska man charged after trying to open plane door mid

Kassian William Fredericks, 36, told doctors that he had been drinking for 10 days straight, was hallucinating, and could not remember the last two years of his life, according to court records

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6 d. ago Passenger arrested after attempting to open plane door while in the air

Hong Kong police said today (Friday, December 12) that they had arrested the individual after the incident reportedly happened on December 10.

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1 week ago BORIS JOHNSON: What the mysterious rise in the numbers demanding wheelchairs to get to their plane tells us about the ever spiralling cost of the welfare state

Getting off a plane in the US the other day, I noticed a lot of people waiting at the plane door. They were all tabarded airport staff, and they all had wheelchairs.

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3 w. ago Bizarre moment late passengers chase their plane on the runway after missing flight

The late passengers reportedly smashed the emergency alarm to open the door onto the runway in an attempt to chase down the plane

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