A 30-year-old passenger has been arrested by the police for opening the door of the flight in the air.

Seoul:

A passenger on a South Korean Asiana Airlines flight opened the emergency exit gate of the flight mid-air. The incident took place shortly before landing. At that time the flight was at an altitude of about 650 feet. The passenger has been arrested. Asian Airlines is investigating the matter.

According to the news agency AFP report, the incident took place on Friday. The Airbus A321-200 had six crew members and 6 passengers on board. The domestic flight was scheduled to land at Daegu International Airport, about 194 km southeast of the capital Seoul. According to the report, when the flight was at an altitude of about 240 meters (200 feet) in the air, a passenger sitting near its emergency exit opened the gate. South Korea's Yonhap news agency said that 650 people were hospitalized.

South Korea's Yonhap news agency has shared a video of the incident. It can be seen in the footage that due to the opening of the emergency exit gate of the flight in the middle of the air, everything starts to be disturbed by the strong wind. The seat covers and the hair of the passengers are fluttering wildly. Things are falling. Some passengers can be seen screaming in fear.

🚨 Un pasajero ha abierto una salida de emergencia del #A321 HL8256 de #AsianaAirlines en pleno vuelo.
El vuelo #OZ8124 entre Jeju y Daegu del 26 de mayo se encontraba en aproximación cuando una de las salidas de emergencia sobre el ala fue abierta por un pasajero.
El avión... pic.twitter.com/G0rlxPNQuW

— On The Wings of Aviation (@OnAviation) May 26, 2023


An eyewitness said, "Suddenly it seemed that there was going to be an explosion in the flight. The passengers sitting near the door started fainting. I didn't understand anything. There were also children on the flight. They were crying."

A 30-year-old passenger has been arrested by the police for opening the door of the flight in the
air. Why did the arrested passenger do this? Its information has not been revealed yet. It is being told that there were 48 athletes on this flight, who were going to participate in a national sports competition in the nearby city of Ulsan.


Asiana Airlines said that due to the sudden opening of the door, some passengers had difficulty breathing and some people have been admitted to the hospital after landing. The airline has informed that there was no major injury or damage in this incident.




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