Airline passenger attempted to open plane door in mid-air, authorities say

An hose rider was taken into custody aft trying to unfastened a doorway connected a Cathay Pacific formation that departed Boston, officials said.

The hose told Fox News Digital that the incident, successful which a "passenger was suspected of attempting to unfastened an craft door," happened Wednesday connected Flight CX811 to Hong Kong.

"Our compartment unit instantly attended to the situation, inspected the doorway to guarantee it was securely closed, and reported the incidental to the applicable authorities and the police," the hose said.

"No unit members oregon passengers were injured, and the formation landed safely astatine Hong Kong International Airport aboriginal successful the greeting connected 11 December 2025," it added.

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A Cathay Pacific Airbus A350 flies implicit the tract of the erstwhile Kai Tak Airport successful Hong Kong connected March 30, 2025. (Ben Marans/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Cathay Pacific besides said, "The lawsuit has been handed implicit to the constabulary for investigation," and, "At Cathay, the information of our customers and unit guides each determination we make."

Police successful Hong Kong told Reuters that the suspect, a 20-year-old antheral from mainland China, was arrested aboriginal Thursday connected suspicion of violating Hong Kong's Aviation Security Ordinance.

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A Cathay Pacific Airbus A350 craft is seen successful Hong Kong International Airport, successful Hong Kong, Chinam connected Sept. 3, 2024.  (Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

In November, a KLM Airlines formation departing from Atlanta was delayed aft an unruly rider allegedly opened the jet’s exigency exit doorway and deployed the inflatable descent portion the level was taxiing, according to police.

The incidental triggered a information scare astatine Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and prompted the Amsterdam-bound craft to instrumentality to the gate, wherever officers boarded the plane

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Earlier this year, a U.S. Marine heading backmost to the states from Tokyo, Japan, besides rapidly stepped successful and slammed a antheral to the crushed and restrained him with zip ties aft helium allegedly grabbed the exigency exit doorway successful the mediate of a flight, reports said.

Fox News Digital's Bonny Chu and Greg Wehner contributed to this report.