A man who opened an emergency exit on an Asiana Airlines flight in mid-air felt “suffocated” and wanted to get off quickly, South Korean police said on Saturday. When the plane was around 200 meters (650 feet) above ground, the man who police said was in his 30s without providing further details, opened the exit door. The passenger was taken in by Daegu police for questioning and told officers he had been “under stress after losing a job recently”. Another video shared on social media showed passengers sitting in the emergency exit row next to an open door being buffeted by strong winds. “It was chaos with people close to the door appearing to faint one by one and flight attendants calling out for doctors on board,” a 44-year-old passenger told Yonhap.

Source: Punch May 28, 2023 03:00 UTC