They said he confessed to opening the door, but would not say why he did it. A total of 200 people were on board, including 194 passengers, according to Asiana Airlines. The jet was on a flight from Jeju island, off South Korea’s southern coast, to Daegu. Aviation expert Geoffrey Thomas of Airline Ratings described the incident as “very bizarre.”“Technically, it’s not possible to open those doors in flight,” he told CNN. The door, behind the wing of the aircraft, opened into that airstream, he said.

Source: CNN May 26, 2023 14:35 UTC