Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter |
Asiana airplane carrying 194 passengers landed safely with an open emergency exit at Daegu International airport on Friday May 26, 2023.
The incident caused air to enter inside the cabin before landing and created breathing difficulties in nine
passengers, but fortunately the plane landed safely with any loss of life and injury of passengers, said the
airline and government officials.
The passengers who faced hyperventilation were taken to the hospital but no one is in serious condition
reported by the officials.
According to airport officials and industry sources, the airplane was heading to Daegu, 237 kilometers south
east of Seoul from the southern island of Jeju, about an hour flight when the emergency exit opened
suddenly at 12:45 p.m.
The Police imprisoned 33 years old man who pull the lever of the emergency exit and confessed about it, but on further investigation remained quiet.
"It is difficult to have a normal conversation with him, we will investigate the motive of the crime and seek punishment for him,” said the police.
The passengers on board included teenage athletes flying to attend track and field competitions in Ulsan city.
