Man arrested for allegedly opening plane door in air, injuring 9 as result

An Asiana Airlines flight that took off from Jeju Island landed at Daegu International Airport with its door open on Friday. [YONHAP]
An Asiana Airlines flight that took off from Jeju Island landed at Daegu International Airport with its door open on Friday. [YONHAP]
An Asiana Airlines flight that took off from Jeju Island landed at Daegu International Airport with one of its emergency exits open on Friday.

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The OZ8124 flight carrying 194 passengers left Jeju International Airport at 11:49 a.m. and landed at Daegu with one emergency exit open at 12:45 p.m. the same day.

No major casualties were reported. But nine were sent to the hospital for shortness of breath.

The Daegu Metropolitan Police Agency apprehended a man in his 30s who allegedly opened the door intentionally after the flight started to land on the runway. The police are currently investigating him for violating the Aviation Act.

โ€œWe are in the process of confirming the accident with the airline,โ€ a Daegu International Airport spokesperson told the Korea JoongAng Daily.

BY CHO JUNG-WOO [cho.jungwoo1@joongang.co.kr]