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Asiana plane lands safely in South Korea after door flies open mid-flight
An Asiana Airlines plane landed safely in the South Korean city of Daegu on Friday after a door of the aircraft opened shortly before reaching the airport, a company spokesperson said.
The plane landed at Daegu airport at around 12:40 p.m. (0340 GMT) after departing from the island of Jeju an hour earlier, the airport’s flight schedule showed.
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No one was hurt in the incident, but some passengers were taken to hospital suffering breathing issues due to shock, the company spokesperson said.
Nine people were transferred to a nearby hospital, a Daegu fire department official said.
The Asiana Airlines spokesperson said authorities were investigating how the door opened.
“Police are investigating the incident after a passenger who was sitting near the emergency exit said he touched its lever,” the official said.
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