Category: Asiana

Man Who Opened Asiana Plane Door in Mid-Air Tells Police He Was ‘Uncomfortable’

SEOUL—A passenger on an Asiana Airlines flight told police he opened a door on the plane minutes before it landed in Daegu, South Korea, on Friday because he was “uncomfortable,” Yonhap News Agency reported. The man, in his thirties, was detained on landing. He told police that he opened the door because he “wanted to…


South Korea Detains Passenger After Asiana Plane Door Opened Mid-Air

SEOUL—South Korean police on Friday detained a man who opened a door of an Asiana Airlines plane minutes before it was due to land in the city of Daegu, causing panic among the passengers, officials said. The Airbus A321-200 plane landed safely at around 12:40 p.m. (0340 GMT). It had set off from the holiday…