Passenger deploys emergency slide to 'get off the plane quicker'

HAINAN, China -- A passenger couldn't wait any longer to get off the plane. His solution: Open the emergency exit door and deploy the emergency slide.

Surveillance video shows the plane's slide deploy around 9 p.m. Monday night at the Sanya Phoenix International Airport in the province of Hainan, China.

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According to the Xinhua News Agency, the man admitted he didn't pay attention to the safety instructions at the beginning of the flight and didn't realize the emergency door and emergency slide were for emergencies only.

Police later asked him why he opened the door. His response: "To get off the plane quicker."

Chinese media say opening the door and deploying the slide caused more than $16,200 in damage.