A passenger on an Asiana Airlines flight told police he opened a door on the plane minutes before it landed in Daegu, South Korea because he was “uncomfortable,” Yonhap News Agency reported. | Reuters
The man opened the door when the plane was about 700 feet above the ground, causing panic onboard.
Nine passengers were sent to the hospital with breathing issues. All were dismissed from the hospital after about two hours, a fire department official said. Jin Seong-hyun, a former cabin safety official at Korean Air, said that, to his knowledge, this case is unprecedented. However, he did note that there have been instances of passengers unauthorizedly opening emergency exits while the aircraft is on the ground.
A South Korean transport ministry official said Friday that it was possible to open emergency exits at or near ground level because the pressures inside and outside the cabin were similar. Asiana Airlines’ Airbus A321 plane, of which a passenger opened a door on a flight shortly before the aircraft landed, is pictured at an airport in Daegu, South Korea May 26, 2023. Subscribe to our daily newsletter
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