Why I Opened Airplane Door Midair — Asiana Airways Passenger

A person who dared to open an emergency exit on an Asiana Airways flight in mid-air, has talked about why he did it.

In response to South Korean police on Saturday, the person mentioned he felt “suffocated” and needed to get off rapidly.

The airplane was carrying almost 200 passengers because it approached the runway on Friday at Daegu Worldwide Airport, about 240 kilometres (149 miles) southeast of Seoul, on a home flight.

When the airplane was round 200 meters (650 ft) above floor, the person who police mentioned was in his 30s with out offering additional particulars, opened the exit door.

The passenger was taken in by Daegu police for questioning and instructed officers he had been “below stress after dropping a job not too long ago”.

“He felt the flight was taking longer than it ought to have been and felt suffocated contained in the cabin,” a Daegu police detective instructed AFP.

“He needed out rapidly”.

The passenger faces as much as 10 years in jail for violating aviation security legal guidelines.

A video clip shot by a close-by passenger confirmed wind ripping via the open door, with material seat-backs and passengers’ hair flapping wildly as some individuals shouted in shock.

One other video shared on social media confirmed passengers sitting within the emergency exit row subsequent to an open door being buffeted by robust winds.

A dozen passengers have been taken to hospital after experiencing respiratory difficulties however there have been no main accidents or injury, in line with the transport ministry.

“It was chaos with individuals near the door showing to faint one after the other and flight attendants calling out for docs on board,” a 44-year-old passenger instructed Yonhap.

“I assumed the airplane was blowing up. I assumed I used to be going to die like this.”

A transport ministry official instructed AFP that this was “the primary such incident” they have been conscious of in Korean aviation historical past.

Specialists say South Korea’s aviation trade has a strong security file.