A crazed passenger on board a South Korean flight sparked a horrific scene of mayhem on Friday after opening an emergency door before the plane landed.
Like Fox News reportedthe Asiana Airlines Airbus A321 was about to land in Daegu, South Korea, after a flight from the southern island of Jeju, when the passenger pulled the emergency exit handle at an altitude about 700 feet.
194 passengers were on the plane at the time of the incident. These included teenage athletes heading to a weekend sporting event in Ulsan according at the New York Post.
The video shows a scene straight out of a horror movie. Frightened passengers can be seen clinging to their armrests for life as massive amounts of air whip around the cabin.
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The post office reported some passengers tried to stop the loon from reaching the door, but to no avail.
South Korea’s transport ministry said a dozen people suffered minor injuries before the plane landed safely.
Yonhap, a local South Korean media, revealed many injured passengers had difficulty breathing and were taken to hospital.
A 44-year-old passenger gave the outlet a first-hand perspective on the incident. He revealed people were passing out “one by one” and thought his life was over.
It was chaos with people near the door appearing to pass out one by one and flight attendants calling for onboard medics via broadcast.
I thought the plane was exploding. I thought I was going to die like this.
Another passenger recounted how the children suffered throughout the ordeal.
The children were shaking and crying in panic. Those seated near the exit must have been the most shocked.
CNN reported that a man in his thirties was arrested at Daegu International Airport. He offered a full confession but wouldn’t say why he opened the door.