The video will start in 8 CancelGet the biggest daily news stories by email Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailThis is the terrifying moment a plane passenger tried to open an emergency exit in mid-flight. Flight security officer Zhao Wenhui told The Strait Metropolitan that the man requested help from cabin crew about 40 minutes before landing. (Image: AsiaWire)Mobile phone footage shows the man yelling and banging seats and the side of the plane as a flight attendant and other passengers tried to restrain him. "He tried to make a call on his phone but asked us to do it when his phone didn't work." However, 10 minutes before landing he allegedly sprung from his seat and tried to open emergency door, the airline said in a statement.

Source: Daily Mirror May 23, 2019 15:37 UTC