Asiana Airlines takes first action after passenger opens plane door just before landing

From May 28, Asiana Airlines temporarily stopped selling tickets for seat 26A of 11 A321-200s and seat 31A of three A321-200s.

Asiana Airlines stops selling emergency seats after plane door opening incident. (Source: AFP/Yonhap)

Asiana Airlines, South Korea's second-largest carrier, said on May 28 that it had stopped selling tickets for some emergency seats on its A321-200 passenger aircraft following a recent incident in which a passenger opened the door of the aircraft model just before landing.

According to the statement, starting from May 28, Asiana Airlines will temporarily suspend the sale of seat 26A of 11 A321-200s with a capacity of 174 passengers, and seat 31A of three A321-200s with a capacity of 195 passengers.

The incident occurred on an A321-200 aircraft en route to Daegu, 237 km southeast of Seoul, from Jeju Island on May 26th. None of the 194 people on board were ejected or injured in the incident, but 12 passengers experienced panic attacks with breathing difficulties, and several were taken to the hospital.

According to the aviation law, the above actions of passengers who arbitrarily control the doors, emergency exits or equipment of the aircraft can face a prison sentence of up to 10 years.

Source: https://baoquocte.vn/asiana-airlines-co-hanh-dong-dau-tien-sau-su-co-hanh-khach-mo-cua-may-bay-ngay-truoc-khi-ha-canh-228811.html