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Vietnamese man next to crying child opens plane door

By Associated Press

POSTED: 05:28 a.m. HST, Feb 16, 2012
LAST UPDATED: 02:40 p.m. HST, Feb 16, 2012

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HANOI, Vietnam >>  A mom with a screaming child wanted a quick getaway from a plane on the tarmac in Vietnam and asked for help. The man next to her obliged by opening the emergency exit and triggering the escape slide.

But that's as far as they got.

A state media report on Tuesday's incident at Ho Chi Minh City airport says nobody used the slide. It wasn't clear if they got second thoughts or if the cabin crew intervened.

The man, identified as 29-year-old Le Van Thuan, told authorities the child's mother asked him to open the door so she and the child could exit faster.

An airport official says the man will be fined up to $950, and it will cost $10,000 to refit the slide.






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toon702 wrote:
idiot
on February 16,2012 | 06:44AM
iwanaknow wrote:
Look at me, I'am flying.
on February 16,2012 | 09:06AM
Classic_59Chevy wrote:
Re: "...man will be fined up to $950, and it will cost $10,000 to refit the slide." ---- Fine should be $10,950, next question ?
on February 16,2012 | 10:19AM
shygorilla808 wrote:
$950 is the fine by the government and $10K is from the airline, obviously. I hope you were trying to be funny . . .
on February 16,2012 | 10:10PM
Surfer_Dude wrote:
VIETNAM MAN! What kind of stupid headline is that. China man. Korea man. USA man. Come SA you can do better than that. Tell your headline editor (if you have one....hmmm) proof read. Your a newspaper for gods sake. VIETNAMESE man!
on February 16,2012 | 10:25AM
butinski wrote:
Should proofread your own posting. "Your a newspaper" should be "You're a newspaper". Don't apply for any proofreading job.
on February 16,2012 | 12:49PM
waikane_honolulu wrote:
That's not a matter of proof-reading but a matter of not knowing the difference(ie:their, they're, there).
on March 1,2012 | 03:49PM
bubbaButt wrote:
Why is this story even in the Newspaper? BFD! Oh, another thing...where are your proofreaders? Hell, even the National Enquirer doesn't have grammitical errors!
on February 16,2012 | 10:47AM
Yankee4Life wrote:
At least no one got hurt
on February 16,2012 | 10:38PM
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