The passenger on an Asiana Airlines flight who opened an emergency exit door as the plane came in to land in South Korea told police he did it because he was feeling suffocated and wanted to disembark quickly. The man in his 30s opened the emergency door when the Airbus A321 was about 213 metres (700 feet) above the ground as it was landing at Daegu International Airport, causing panic onboard. Police plan to charge the man, who has not been identified, with violating the country’s aviation security law. Nine passengers were sent to the hospital with breathing issues following the incident, which left many passengers terrified. Video footage apparently taken by a person on board and posted on social media showed passengers’ hair being whipped about by air rushing into the cabin when the emergency door opened. A South Korean transport ministry official said yesterday that it was possible to open emergency exits at or near ground level because the pressures inside and outside the cabin were similar.
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