The man was detained on landing. He told police that he opened the door because he 'wanted to get off the plane quickly,' Yonhap said, citing the Daegu Dongbu Police Station.
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.
Police sought an arrest warrant for the detained man on Saturday for violation of the Aviation Security Act and other offences, Yonhap said. Officials gave the man's surname as Lee but not his full name, as is usual custom.
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