Video shows commotion aboard Kenya Airways flight after passenger reportedly tried to open cabin door

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A Kenya Airways flight was reportedly disrupted after a male passenger allegedly attempted to open a cabin door while the aircraft was in the air. The passenger later dled, according to circulating reports.
However, Kenya Airways has not publicly confirmed the specific details of the incident, and the circumstances surrounding the passenger’s death remain unclear.

Aviation experts explain that opening a commercial aircraft door at cruising altitude is virtually impossible because of the significant pressure difference between the aircraft’s pressurised cabin and the outside atmosphere. Modern aircraft doors are also designed with locking mechanisms that prevent them from being opened during flight.

While incidents involving passengers attempting to interfere with aircraft doors or emergency exits have occurred on flights around the world, such situations are typically handled by cabin crew and other passengers, with the individual handed over to authorities atter landing.
For now, questions remain about what exactly happened aboard the Kenya Airways flight and what led to the passenger’s death.

Further details will be needed before the circumstances can be established.
We’ll be watching for an official statement as more information