A ‘suffocated’ man opened the emergency exit door of the airplane he was onboard causing massive panic amongst passengers.
The flight which had 194 passengers, 48 of which were school children, was about 600 ft from the ground and this impossible feat lasted for about 5 minutes.
The question on everyone’s lip was “how is this possible?” because aircraft doors are supposed to be kept airtight and locked during the flight, insider reports.
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The passengers on board had to grip their seats as they got harassed by the intense wind entering the plane due to the speed as it was minutes from landing in South Korea.
Witnesses reported that the man who was seated near the door showed no obvious signs that anything was wrong with him before he pulled a lever that opened the door.
How did this happen?
A flight attendant tried to explain why it was possible to open the door. She said:
“…the phase of flight that this occurred in. This was at the landing of the aircraft when they are going in for their final approach. It actually is possible to open an emergency exit door”
“It is physically impossible to open that door when the cabin is pressurized and is at it’s normal cruising altitude”
None of the passengers sustained serious injuries, but 12 passengers showed signs of breathing issues, with some taken to hospital.
“The children were shaking, crying, and frightened. Those sitting near the exit must have been shocked the most,” the mother of one of the pupils told Yonhap News Agency
During questioning, the man told officials that he had been under a lot of stress after losing his job recently and that he opened the door because he wanted to get off quickly after feeling suffocated, according to police officials.
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Meanwhile, a Nigerian woman has expressed her dissatisfaction with the services provided by a popular Nigerian airline.
In a video posted by @joyfresh, the middle-aged woman can be seen reacting to the high temperature inside the airplane during her trip to Warri.
The woman, while trying to find her way out of the airplane was blocked by security personnel who was begging her to stay back.
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