An Asiana Airlines aircraft is parked as one of many aircraft’s doorways all of the sudden opened at Daegu International Airport in Daegu, South Korea, Friday, May 26, 2023.

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An Asiana Airlines aircraft is parked as one of many aircraft’s doorways all of the sudden opened at Daegu International Airport in Daegu, South Korea, Friday, May 26, 2023.

Yun Kwan-shick/AP

SEOUL, South Korea — A passenger opened an emergency exit door throughout a South Korean flight Friday, inflicting air to gust contained in the cabin earlier than the aircraft landed safely, airline and authorities officers stated.

Some folks aboard the Asiana Airlines Airbus A321 plane tried to cease the individual from opening the door but it surely was ultimately opened partially, the Transport Ministry stated.

The aircraft with 194 folks was heading to the southeastern metropolis of Daegu from the southern island of Jeju. The flight is often about an hour, and particulars of the incident, together with how lengthy the door was open, had been beneath investigation, in keeping with Asiana Airlines.

Video footage apparently taken by an individual on board that was posted on social media present some passengers’ hair being whipped by the air blowing into the cabin by the open door.

Police detained the unidentified one that opened the door, the airline stated. Their motive wasn’t instantly recognized.

The passengers included teenage athletes who plan to attend monitor and discipline competitions in Ulsan, one other southeastern metropolis.

The incident terrified some passengers however nobody was injured, although some passengers had been assessed at a hospital, Asiana and Transport Ministry officers stated.