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A plane passenger forced open an emergency exit after she felt the cabin was 'too stuffy'.

The woman, who has not been named, was travelling northbound from Wuhan to Lanzhou in China when she boarded the Xiamen Airlines flight on Monday.

The bizarre incident took place on flight MF 8215 at Tianhe International Airport in Hubei province.

According to the Beijing Times, flight attendants had warned the passenger, who was sitting on the emergency exit row, not to open the hatch.

But the woman claimed she felt it's 'too stuffy' and wanted 'some fresh air' and turned the lever to open the emergency door.

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Video shows shocked flight attendants and passengers looked on at the aisle when the woman sat with the opened exit door in the middle of the plane.

The cabin crew alerted the airport police and reported the incident to the officers.

Officers boarded the plane and brought the female passenger to the police station.

The flight was scheduled to depart at 3.45pm but the incident had caused an one-hour delay.

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The emergency door had to be shut again, and a second round of safety inspections had to be carried out.

The Xiamen Airline flight departed at 6:17pm and arrived at Lanzhou at 8pm.

Wuhan airport police confirmed the incident to Southern Metropolitan Post but it's unsure if the woman will be charged.

According to China's Public Security Administration Punishment Law, offenders who damages aviation facilities in use shall be detained for 10 to 15 days.