A first-time passenger on an Air China aircraft from Quzhou Airport to Chengdu on Thursday accidently unlocked the emergency escape door, thinking it was lavatory door, leading to the flight’s cancellation.

The evacuation slide deployed as a result of the event, which happened at approximately 8:45 p.m. It was the passenger’s first flight, according to police’s confirmation on Friday.

But as soon as she went through what she believed to be the bathroom door, the evacuation slide opened in front of her. The crew evacuated the woman and the other passengers from the airplane after the slide was deployed, and the flight was subsequently canceled.

As the evacuation slide suddenly emerged, even the flight attendants were shocked, a passenger informed local media that the woman had opened the door without anyone else seeing. Upon learning that she would have to pay damages, the female passenger broke down in tears.

The plane will now be grounded for maintenance for several days, and the woman may have to pay up to £22,000 for opening the emergency door.

Furthermore, as it is against the law in China to open an aircraft’s emergency departure doors, she may be subject to significant fines or possibly administrative detention.

Police questioned the woman once she got off the plane. Around nine o’clock at night, it appeared that no one was in the back operation area when a passenger in search of restrooms unintentionally opened the emergency door.”

There was no sound when the slide deployed,” a passenger stated. Following the incident, they postponed the flight and eventually canceled it. Air China brought us to a hotel so we could relax.”

Everyone on the plane had to stay at a hotel after a woman rushed to the back cabin and opened the emergency door,” said another traveler. We were compensated 400 yuan ($60) today.