In South Korea, police arrested a man on Friday for opening the plane's emergency exit during a flight. Video footage of the flight shows passengers fearful of holding onto their seats when they are blown over the house by the wind .
Key Facts
Authorities said a passenger opened the emergency exit door of an Asiana Airlines plane that was about to land in Daegu, South Korea, according to Nature news.
Local police reported that they arrested a man who admitted to opening the door mid-flight, but did not explain why he did so, CNN reported.
There are 200 people, 48 of whom are primary and secondary school students and 194 passengers, traveling to participate in national sports Yonhap News Agency.
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Photographs broadcast by a passenger and seen on television show passengers sitting in the seats as the plane lands and air blows through the doors.
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company spokesperson told Reuters that everyone on board was sitting with their seat belts tightened, as the plane was only minutes away from landing.
Authorities reported that while 12 passengers could not breathe due to the cold air, 9 of them were hospitalized, so no one got off the plane, fell from the plane or was seriously injured.
South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said police and authorities are investigating whether the person has been arrested for violating aviation law. The transport ministry told Reuters it was still investigating whether Asiana Airlines followed legal procedures to manage emergency exits.
Key History
It is not normally possible to open the aircraft door during flight, but this is particularly rare. Almost all of these situations occur when the aircraft is on the ground or during takeoff or landing because both physics and aircraft design prevent it from reaching high altitudes. Generally, this is because the aircraft controls the pressure on the surrounding area while airborne and closes the door in place. To take advantage of this, if the aircraft's doors are opened inward and the bomb detonates at high altitude, the contents of the building - the passengers and most of the air - will be sucked in through the opening and possibly expelled from the aircraft. According to a statement from the Ministry of Transport, the incident occurred on the Asiana Airlines Airbus A321, and some passengers even tried to prevent the person from opening the door, but in the end the door was half opened. South Korea Flight
took off with 194 passengers On Friday, a passenger "critically" opened the emergency door of the South Korean plane, causing a massive cloud burst inside the plane.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Transport, the incident occurred on the Asiana Airlines Airbus A321, and some passengers even tried to prevent the person from opening the door, but the door was partially opened.
Video footage, which appears to have been taken by the crew, was shared on social media and circulated widely, showing some passengers blowing their hair as air entering the cabin through the door.
Photographs broadcast by a passenger and seen on television show passengers sitting in the seats as the plane lands and air blows through the doors.
A
company spokesperson told Reuters that everyone on board was sitting with their seat belts tightened, as the plane was only minutes away from landing.
Authorities reported that while 12 passengers could not breathe due to the cold air, 9 of them were hospitalized, so no one got off the plane, fell from the plane or was seriously injured.
South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said police and authorities are investigating whether the person has been arrested for violating aviation law. The transport ministry told Reuters it was still investigating whether Asiana Airlines followed legal procedures to manage emergency exits.
Key History
It is not normally possible to open the aircraft door during flight, but this is particularly rare. Almost all of these situations occur when the aircraft is on the ground or during takeoff or landing because both physics and aircraft design prevent it from reaching high altitudes. Generally, this is because the aircraft controls the pressure on the surrounding area while airborne and closes the door in place. To take advantage of this, if the aircraft's doors are opened inward and the bomb detonates at high altitude, the contents of the building - the passengers and most of the air - will be sucked in through the opening and possibly expelled from the aircraft. According to a statement from the Ministry of Transport, the incident occurred on the Asiana Airlines Airbus A321, and some passengers even tried to prevent the person from opening the door, but in the end the door was half opened. South Korea Flight
took off with 194 passengers On Friday, a passenger "critically" opened the emergency door of the South Korean plane, causing a massive cloud burst inside the plane.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Transport, the incident occurred on the Asiana Airlines Airbus A321, and some passengers even tried to prevent the person from opening the door, but the door was partially opened.
Video footage, which appears to have been taken by the crew, was shared on social media and circulated widely, showing some passengers blowing their hair as air entering the cabin through the door.
