Sol: A passenger plane’s door opened just before landing at South Korea’s Daegu International Airport on Friday, causing several people to breathe. The officers provided this information. Police have detained a passenger who is suspected of opening the door. According to airport officials, the Asiana Airlines plane was heading to Daegu, 237 km southeast of the capital Seoul, after taking off from Jeju Island. At 12.45 pm local time, a door of the aircraft suddenly opened.
A news agency reported that shortly afterwards the plane landed safely with the doors open. None of the 194 people on board fell out or were injured, but 12 passengers showed symptoms of breathing problems and some of them were taken to hospital after landing. No other damage has been reported. Officials said that when the door of the aircraft opened, it was at a height of only 250 meters from the ground.
According to police, when the suspect tried to pull the door lever, the flight attendant was unable to stop him as the plane was about to take off. Police said he was not drunk at the time of his arrest but remained tight-lipped on why he did so. It is difficult to have a normal conversation with him, said a police officer. We will investigate the motive of the crime and punish him. Police said he was traveling alone. According to eyewitnesses, the accused tried to jump out by opening the door.
An eyewitness said that the flight attendant shouted for help from the male passengers. The people around grabbed him and pulled him inside. Among the passengers were 48 athletes from elementary and middle schools who were to compete in a national sports meet in the nearby city of Ulsan on Saturday. The children were trembling with fear and crying, said the mother of an athlete. People sitting near the exit must have been most shocked. Another 44-year-old passenger said a door in the center left side of the plane opened with an explosion about 10 minutes before landing. The passenger said that people standing near the door appeared to faint one by one and the flight attendant was broadcasting to call doctors, while others ran in panic towards the aisle. Were staying He said, that I thought I would die like this.
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