South Korea’s Asiana Airlines has stopped selling some emergency seats following an accident in which a passenger opened an emergency exit mid-air, the carrier said Sunday. | AFP
UNPRECEDENTED INCIDENT The opened door of an Asiana Airlines plane is seen at Daegu International Airport in South Korea on May 26, after it was manually opened by a passenger just 200 meters above the ground before landing, causing some passengers to have breathing difficulty. —AFP
SEOUL — South Korea’s Asiana Airlines has stopped selling some emergency seats following an accident in which a passenger opened an emergency exit mid-air, the carrier said Sunday. The incident took place onboard a A321-200 plane, which was carrying nearly 200 passengers as it approached the runway at Daegu International Airport, about 240 kilometers southeast of Seoul.The plane landed safely but several people were hospitalized. There were no serious injuries or damage.
Starting Sunday, the 31A and 26A emergency seats on its 14 A321-200 jets would no longer be offered for sale, the carrier told AFP.
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