Emergency escape slides play a massive role in expediting airplane evacuations and have saved many lives. Have you ever wondered how they actually work?

But perhaps you’re curious about what happens when someone opens the emergency exit door, either on the ground or mid-flight. How would it affect aircraft safety? Is it even possible to open one of ...

It looks just like any other seat, until you sit there. Emergency exit row is cooler, quieter and oddly more spacious. It is ...

SEOUL — A passenger opened an emergency exit door during a plane flight in South Korea on Friday, causing air to blast inside the cabin and slightly injure 12 people, officials said.

CNN, Nov. 27, A Southwest Airlines passenger opened an emergency exit and climbed onto a plane’s wing while the aircraft was at the gate Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, Nov. 27, Facebook post ...

Lee was seated near the emergency exit, airline officials said. More to Read . Pilot’s door was open moments before Fullerton plane crash that killed 2 and injured 19, investigators say.

NEW YORK - An emergency exit slide "separated" from a Delta Airlines flight, prompting an emergency return to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport Friday morning. Flight 520 to Los ...

Airlines Airline traveler scares plane passengers in emergency exit escape attempt caught on video Canadian tourist Wong Sai Heung said he pushed open plane's emergency door because he 'thought ...