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 Airbus A321-200 aircraft heading to Daegu, 237 km southeast of Seoul, from Jeju Island on May 26. None of the 194 people on board fell out or were injured in the incident, but 12 passengers panicked and had difficulty breathing, and some were taken to 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