A commercial flight has managed to land at the airport in the South Korean city of Daegu after a passenger apparently opened the plane’s emergency door shortly before landing, prompting some travelers to be treated for respiratory problems.
The event It has happened on the flight OZ8124 of the Asiana company connecting Jeju Island to Daegu Airport (about 240 kilometers southeast of Seoul) with 194 passengers on board.
The flight took off at 11:49 local time (2:49 GMT) and, according to testimonies from the passenger collected by the Yonhap news agency, the door was suddenly opened at 12.45 (3.45 GMT) about five minutes before the scheduled landing time.
The person who allegedly opened the door was a male passenger in his 30s who has been detained and is currently being investigated, Yonhap said.
The plane managed to land with the door open and no one was injured or fell from the aircraft during the landing. Nine passengers have been hospitalized due to respiratory problems such as hyperventilation, although none are serious.
Passengers have described scenes of panic on board the plane when the current began to force its way into the cabin. provoking the tears of many children on board.
Around fifty primary and secondary students were traveling on the plane with the aim of participating in a sports competition in Ulsan, 60 kilometers east of Daegu.
The South Korean media have published a video of just 10 seconds in length that one of the passengers recorded with his phone and in which the plane is seen approaching the ground while the air violently shakes the interior of the cabin.
