“Man detained after opening airplane door mid-flight: Asiana Airlines incident in South Korea”

2023-05-26 10:10:00

On the 26th, the door of an Asiana Airlines flight heading from Jeju Island in South Korea to Daegu opened just before landing. Taken in Daegu on the 26th. Provided by Yonhap News (2023 Archyde.com)

SEOUL (Archyde.com) – The doors of an Asiana Airlines flight flying from Jeju Island in South Korea to Daegu opened just before landing on Saturday. Authorities said they had detained the man who allegedly opened the door.

According to Daegu fire department officials, no one was injured, but nine teenage passengers suffered from hyperventilation and were taken to the hospital.

South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced that the man who opened the door was taken into custody by the police and is being investigated for violating the Air Safety Act. It is unclear why the man opened the door.

A ministry official told Archyde.com authorities were investigating whether Asiana Airlines followed emergency exit control procedures.

A spokesperson for Asiana Airlines said that a male passenger sitting near the emergency exit opened the door when the flight was regarding to land in a few minutes. He said the door opened at a height of regarding 200 meters above the ground.

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