Air Seoul flight passenger opens emergency exit door on board

Air Seoul flight passenger opened the emergency exit door on board, just before take-off. A passenger, a woman in her 30s, was arrested and handed over to airport police on charges of violating the Aviation Security Act. The woman told authorities that claustrophobia caused her to open the exit.

The aircraft which could not move because of the released exit slide was towed to a parking ramp two hours later and the schedules of subsequent Air Seoul flights were all affected. The transport ministry will inspect flight security systems including access controls to emergency exits.