Smoker tried to open plane door (BBC News)
A French woman has admitted attempting to open an aeroplane door mid-flight so that she could smoke a cigarette.
Sandrine Helene Sellies, 34, who has a fear of flying, had drunk alcohol and taken sleeping tablets ahead of the flight from Hong Kong to Brisbane.
[From Aryn Widule’s blog. Aryn is a former student and English Festivalien of mine. A hilarious storyteller and amazing person! BK]
category: Humor