Asiana Airlines bans some emergency seats after door-opening accident

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SEOUL: South Korea's Asiana Airlines has stopped selling some emergency seats following an accident in which a passenger opened an emergency exit mid-air, the carrier said Sunday (May 28).

South Korea's Asiana Airlines has stopped selling some emergency seats following an accident in which a passengerThe incident took place onboard a A321-200 plane, which was carrying nearly 200 passengers as it approached the runway at Daegu International Airport, about 240km southeast of Seoul.

The plane landed safely but several people were hospitalised. There were no serious injuries or damage. Starting Sunday, the 31A and 26A emergency seats on its 14 A321-200 jets would no longer be offered for sale, the carrier told AFP.Asiana Airlines' Airbus A321 plane, of which a passenger opened a door on a flight shortly before the aircraft landed, is pictured at an airport in Daegu, South Korea on May 26, 2023.

A man who opened a door on Asiana Airlines' Airbus A321 plane shortly before the aircraft landed is taken to a police station in Daegu, South Korea on May 26, 2023. in Daegu for allegedly breaking aviation security laws. He faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted. The man, in his 30s, told Daegu police that he had wanted to get out of the plane because he was feeling"suffocated" inside the cabin.A nearby passenger captured footage of wind blowing through the open door, with fabric seat-backs and passengers' hair fluttering wildly as several people shouted in shock.

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