A man was aarested after he opened the door of an Asiana Airlines jet as it landed in South Korea.
The flight’s 194 passengers all survived when it landed safely but with the door open at Daegu International Airport on Friday.
According to local media, some passengers fainted, while others suffered breathing issues and were brought to the hospital.
According to Yonhap news agency, the man in his 30s stated that he was feeling suffocated and wanted to get off the train as soon as possible.
According to the report, the individual told police during questioning that he was stressed because he had lost his work.
Flight OZ8124, an Airbus A321-200 jet, had taken off from Jeju Island on Friday about 11:45 local time (03:45 GMT).
As it was landing about an hour later, a male passenger opened the emergency door while the plane was still 250m from ground.
A passenger’s video shared on social media shows the gap in the left hand side of the plane and winds buffeting rows of seated passengers.
Flight attendants had not been able to stop him because the plane was about to land, witnesses recounted to local media.
They said the man had also tried to jump out of the plane after opening the door.
Passengers have described the panic on board.
“It was chaos with people close to the door appearing to faint one by one and flight attendants calling out for doctors on board through broadcasting,” one 44-year-old passenger told Yonhap.
“I thought the plane was blowing up. I thought I was going to die like this,” he added.
The Asiana Airlines plane landed at Daegu with its door open
Several school age children had also been on board, on their way to a weekend sporting event.
The mother of one of the students told Yonhap: “The children were shaking, crying, and frightened.”
