Woman on first flight mistakes emergency exit for toilet

A woman in China who was about to embark on her first flight made a massive faux pas and deployed the evacuation slide. The flight was delayed by several hours after the woman who was looking to use a washroom, instead opened the exit door, reports a news website.

The incident occurred while the passengers had finished boarding and the aircraft was preparing for take-off .

Everyone on board heard a hissing noise and then someone noticed that the slide had been deployed.

There was confusion all around for a little while till all passengers on Southern Airlines flight from Chongqing to Shenzhenwere were asked to disembark.

The 50-year-old woman was taken away by security officials for investigation.