An Asiana Airlines passenger created chaos when he opened the emergency exit during landing.
explain why he did it. The plane landed safely with a total of 200 people on the plane at the time of the incident, including 194 passengers, none of whom were seriously injured, but The Daegu Fire Department told
12 people suffered minor injuries from hyperventilation, and nine of them were sent to the hospitals in Daegu.“It was chaos with people close to the door appearing to faint one by one and flight attendants calling out for doctors on board through broadcasting,” one 44-year-old passenger toldPolice told the outlet that the suspect was not drunk at the time of his arrest saying, “It is difficult to have a normal conversation with him. We will investigate the motive of the crime and punish him.
There is also an investigation underway by an aviation safety supervisor into Asiana Airlines to determine if there were problems with the aircraft’s maintenance. Aviation expert Geoffrey Thomas of Airline Ratings told CNN the incident was “very bizarre.” He continued, “Technically, it’s not possible to open those doors in flight.”When landing, the speed of an A321 airplane is roughly 172 mph, and Thomas said the door shouldn’t have been able to open into the airstream.
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