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Seoul: During take-off of a South Korean flight, a passenger opened the emergency gate on Friday, causing air to fill inside the cabin. There were only two minutes left for the flight to land, when the passenger opened the emergency gate in mid-air.
However, the flight later landed at the airport safely. The video of this incident is now being widely shared on social media. The passenger who opened the gate has been arrested. According to sources, there were 194 passengers on board the flight. During this, 12 passengers were injured, who have been admitted to the hospital.
South Korea’s transport ministry said some people on board the Asiana Airlines Airbus A321 flight tried to stop the man from opening the door, but it was still partially open. According to Asiana Airlines, Flight 194 was carrying passengers from the southeastern city of Daegu to the southern island of Jeju. It is being probed that how long the door remained open.
According to sources, a man has been arrested for allegedly opening the emergency gate of a flight on landing in South Korea. All 194 passengers survived unhurt. The incident took place on Friday at Daegu International Airport.
A video of the incident is going viral on social media, in which some passengers’ hair was seen flying due to the wind. The airlines said the incident scared some passengers, but no one was hurt. However, some passengers were examined at the hospital. The police is now probing the whole matter in depth.
Horrible!
A passenger opened an emergency exit door during a South Korean flight, causing air to gust inside the cabin before the plane landed safely.#SouthKoreanFlight #AsianaAirlines #EmergencyLanding pic.twitter.com/OXOAFlDLNs— Ajeet Kumar (@Ajeet1994) May 26, 2023
After this horrific incident, 9 passengers have been taken to a nearby hospital. These people were having trouble breathing. The good thing is that all the passengers were sitting on their seats and they were wearing seat belts. The incident happened when the flight was about to land at the airport.
🚨 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
