A dramatic scene unfolded at Mexico City International Airport last Thursday when a passenger, frustrated by a lengthy delay, opened the emergency door and
The Aeromexico flight, scheduled to depart at 8:30 am, sat sweltering on the tarmac for over three hours with no air conditioning or water for passengers
Mexico City had a low of 59 F and a high of 68 that day. Using this site a car interior at 65 degrees would get to about 110 F in 3 hours. A plane full of people may have gotten even hotter.
Yeah, fuck that. I’d have been cheering that guy on.
I doubt airplanes heat up as much or more than cars, the window to fuselage/coachwork ratio is different. (still: must’ve been hot since someone felt it urgent enough to open an emergency exit, and others defended the action.)
Mexico City had a low of 59 F and a high of 68 that day. Using this site a car interior at 65 degrees would get to about 110 F in 3 hours. A plane full of people may have gotten even hotter.
Yeah, fuck that. I’d have been cheering that guy on.
I doubt airplanes heat up as much or more than cars, the window to fuselage/coachwork ratio is different. (still: must’ve been hot since someone felt it urgent enough to open an emergency exit, and others defended the action.)