A man on his way home to see his newborn allegedly tried to open a plane’s emergency exit mid-flight, saying he ‘felt like doing so at that moment’Jamsheer Athanikkal was taken into custody after he allegedly tried to open a plane’s emergency exit while cruising at 30,000 feet. A police officer noted that the man acted without any provocation, attempting to pry open the emergency exit and causing significant damage to the exit window panel in the process. The situation escalated quickly as the man allegedly threatened both his fellow passengers and the flight crew members who attempted to intervene. 🎥 | A passenger on a Kuala Lumpur-Kochi Batik Air flight allegedly smashed the emergency exit window panel and attempted to open the emergency exit door mid-flight. A similar case drew scrutiny recently when a Jordanian man was charged over trying to open two exit doors on a Malaysia to Sydney flight.