SEOUL – South Korean police have detained a passenger and launched an investigation after he opened the door of an Asiana Airlines plane shortly before the aircraft landed, the country’s transportation ministry said on Friday.
The ministry said police had taken the passenger into custody and were investigating a possible violation of aviation safety laws.
The Airbus A321-200 was on a domestic flight with nearly 200 people on board.
The incident occurred when the plane was preparing to land at Daegu International Airport, about 240km south-east of the capital Seoul.
When the plane was around 200m above the ground, a passenger sitting near the emergency exit “opened the door manually by touching the lever”, the South Korean carrier’s representative told AFP.
Passengers were exposed to a fierce wind blowing into the plane through the emergency door, which was completely ajar, for about 10 minutes until the plane landed.
Some young passengers were reported to have panicked, crying and screaming as the air pressure deafened them.
The plane landed safely at around 12.40pm local time after departing from the island of Jeju an hour earlier, the airport’s flight schedule showed.
At least nine people suffered minor injuries and were sent to a hospital in Daegu.
The nine people had hyperventilated, the Daegu Fire Department said.
Those injured included eight student athletes.
Daegu Airport authorities said no deaths or severe injuries occurred as a result of the incident.
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2023-05-26 09:46:14Z
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