Plane passenger tried to open door during mid-flight rampage Alexandros Christou's behaviour – which included assaulting his girlfriend, spitting at another passenger, and swinging a bag at a cabin crew member – led to the pilot speeding up the flight Sign up for our Crime and Punishment NewsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. The inside stories on the latest court stories from Wales When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice A plane passenger who’d downed whisky bought at the airport tried to open an aircraft door mid-flight, spat at a passenger, and assaulted his girlfriend in a “petrifying” incident.