Several flights departing from Chiang Mai airport were delayed and a few arriving flights were diverted to other airports last night, after a passenger on a Thai Airways International flight attempted to open the plane’s door as it was lining up on the runway for take-off.
THAI issued a statement today saying that the incident took place at about 10pm last night on the TG121 flight bound for Bangkok. The Airbus A320 was lining up, waiting ground control clearance, when a passenger, who appeared to be in panic, according to a fellow passenger writing on the social media, tried to open the door.
The statement said that, after the incident, mechanics checked the plane before it was allowed to leave the airport at about 11.34pm. All the crew and passengers are safe, it added.
The statement did not mention the passenger who tried to open the door, whether he was being held by police…
