Passenger Arrested After Opening Plane Door During South Korea Flight

A man has been arrested after opening the door of an Asiana Airlines flight just before it was due to land in South Korea. All 194 passengers survived the flight, with them landing safely but with the door still open at Daegu International Airport on Friday.The man, who is in his 30's, said he was feeling suffocated and wanted to get off quickly and police state he further claimed that he was extremely stressed after losing his job.

"He is mentally struggling right now and losing his footing. We could not investigate him properly due to his mental state." a local police officer told many reporters, also adding that the man could not be asked or put forward to answer any questions as he was not "in a normal state". Flight OZ8124, an Airbus A321-200 jet, had taken off from the South Korean 'Jeju Island' on Friday about 11:45 local time, and as they were set to land almost an hour after, the male passenger opened the emergency door on landing with the plane still around 250m from the ground.

Flight attendants were not able to stop him because the plane was about to land, witnesses said to local media.

They also said the man made attempts to jump out of the plane after he had opened the door, but he failed in doing so.