Social media footage shows plane door opening mid-flight before landing in South Korea

Police in South Korea have arrested a man who allegedly opened the door on an Asiana Airlines flight shortly before the aircraft landed, triggering panic among the 194 passengers onboard and leaving several requiring hospital treatment for breathing problems.

The Airbus A321 plane landed safely, but with its door still open, at Daegu airport in South Korea at about 12.40pm (0340 BST) after leaving Jeju island an hour earlier, the airport’s flight schedule showed.

No one was injured but nine people were taken to hospital after suffering from suspected hyperventilation, a Daegu fire department official said.

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[Ahmed_Amine]

Hello everyone this is your daily dose of internet. A passenger opened an airplane door midair. Don't worry, nobody was hurt.

[heic]

The guy said he was stressed from life and losing his job is the reason causing him to do it… his life is about to get a lot worse.

[GlowingPie]

And just imagine you didn't have enough time to fasten your seatbelt...

[briitash]

When your too cheap to pay for a window seat but still want to enjoy the view

[tikaalik]

Not sure what the problem is here. It’s called “refreshing the cabin”, very standard practice.

“Ladies and gentlemen, please buckle up and stand by for a loss of cabin pressure and subzero temperatures while we refresh the cabin.”

[emmot]

Bags flying with that Airline next time I go over seas 😂

[yurkiii]

Guy: [Opens door to get some air]
Everyone else on the airplane:

[psychedelicacynical]

the passengers were lucky the plane was already going to land and was flying at lower altitude, if not everyone would probably have died the moment the dude opened the plane door

[terriealexander]

car doors do that too sometimes. welcome to well made doors

[Splitzard]

So that’s what happens when you open the door mid flight…

[boballende]

Saying “mid-flight” doesn’t really help me understand. What was their altitude?

[sid]

What a experience of a lifetime for those two sitting right in front of the door 😂 whatever vacation they were headed to doesn't mean 💩 anymore after that 🤣. This is all they are gonna share for a long time. Atleast the chair didnt fly out like in the movies.

[sarah]

Nothing like a bit of fresh air in the lungs mid flight ✈️ 😂😂

[TheOrlandoTrustfull]

As someone with a deviated septum, I would love this, open up the airways

[hildacortez]

Dang! I’m on a plane ready for take off to Tucson 😊

[TheDangoNinja]

Me when i turn on the aircon above my seat

[taskfroceth]

This is the man who wanted to open the window on an aircraft to get some fresh air

[ondo]

To clarify some misinformation, the man in the red pants was not the one who opened the door, it was the person on his left side which the video didn't capture

[danielfisher]

It's at that point I'd have started the screaming.

[citgfho]

- dear, open the window - I'm stuffy
- how f**cked up you are....