Asiana Airlines: Passenger arrested for opening plane door for the duration of South Korea flight

26 May well 2023

Updated 1 hour ago

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Watch: Inside cabin as plane door opened mid-flight

A man has been arrested for opening a door of an Asiana Airlines flight as it was landing in South Korea.

All 194 passengers survived the flight, which landed safely but with its door nevertheless open at Daegu International Airport on Friday.

Some passengers fainted although other folks had breathing difficulties and have been taken to hospital, neighborhood media reported.

The man in his 30s stated he was feeling suffocated and wanted to get off swiftly, Yonhap news agency reported.

Police stated the man claimed for the duration of questioning that he was stressed right after losing his job, according to the report.

Flight OZ8124, an Airbus A321-200 jet, had taken off from Jeju Island on Friday about 11:45 neighborhood time (03:45 GMT).

As it was landing about an hour later, a male passenger opened the emergency door although the plane was nevertheless 250m from ground.

A passenger’s video shared on social media shows the gap in the left hand side of the plane and winds buffeting rows of seated passengers.

Flight attendants had not been in a position to cease him mainly because the plane was about to land, witnesses recounted to neighborhood media.

They stated the man had also attempted to jump out of the plane right after opening the door.

Passengers have described the panic on board.

“It was chaos with men and women close to the door appearing to faint 1 by 1 and flight attendants calling out for medical doctors on board via broadcasting,” 1 44-year-old passenger told Yonhap.

“I believed the plane was blowing up. I believed I was going to die like this,” he added.

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The Asiana Airlines plane landed at Daegu with its door open

Various college age young children had also been on board, on their way to a weekend sporting occasion.

The mother of 1 of the students told Yonhap: “The young children have been shaking, crying, and frightened.”