Beware the old man on a plane.
An elderly passenger on a Hawaiian Airlines flight from San Diego thought he was opening a bathroom door.Instead, the man was pulling on the handle of an exit door, spooking fellow passengers and setting off an alarm that prompted the pilot to evacuate the first-class section for about an hour.The plane landed safely at about 11:20 a.m. Wednesday.
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark was apparently on the plane and thought “Not again!”
But I want to raise the following questions:
Was this really a mere act of senility or, in fact, an attempted terror attack? I mean, the terrorists have already resorted to using women and children. Old people are the next logical step. Hmmm..maybe those airport screeners frisking little old ladies and men know something.
Had he succeeded in opening the door, would the experience have been so different from that of the airplane toilet? I don’t know about you, but I feel like I am going to get sucked out of the plane every time I flush one of those things.
