Russian plane's rear door opens mid-air; passengers terrified [WATCH]
Passengers aboard a Russian commercial plane feared for their lives in freezing temperatures when a rear door sprang open mid-flight and sucked out their hats and luggage as the cabin depressurized, according to shocking new video.
The incident happened on an An-26 twin prop plane which is owned by IrAero. When, the aircraft took off in minus 41 degrees temperature from the Siberian city of Magan en route to Magadan on Russia's Pacific coast, the rear door of the aircraft opened mid-flight.
25 people including six crew members were onboard when the incident took place. A video posted by one of the passengers displayed the open rear door on the plane as a curtain by the open door flapped behind him.
Here's the video:
✈️ Nothing unusual: in Russia, the door of the plane opened right during the flight at an altitude of several kilometers
— Oriannalyla 🇺🇦 (@Lyla_lilas) January 9, 2023
An-26, flying from Magan to Magadan, suddenly depressurized - judging by the video, which was filmed by one of the passengers, the back door was half opened. pic.twitter.com/GdBFdHdRML
None of the passengers was hurt, and all were protected from the freezing temperatures outside by their coats. According to New Zealand Herald, once the cabin was re-pressurised, the plane circled back and successfully landed again in the Siberian city of Magan.
Carrier IrAero informed that the partial opening of the charter flight door occurred at an altitude of 2800-2900 metres. As per NZ Herald, the aircraft involved was a 43-year-old Antonov 26, RA-26174, which had been operating since August 1979 in Soviet-era Siberia.
The video of the horrifying incident has been shared on several social media platforms. Anton Gerashchenko, who is an advisor to Ukraine's minister of internal affairs, also shared the video.
"A hatch of the Russian AN-26-100 plane flying to Magadan opened right in the sky. 25 people were on board. The pilots began landing right away. A new name of Russian roulette - "Russian plane"?" Mr Gerashchenko wrote.
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First published: 10 January 2023, 14:06 IST