South Korean man arrested for opening emergency exit door mid-flight due to feeling suffocated.

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South Korean man arrested for opening emergency exit door mid-flight due to feeling suffocated.
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A man who opened an emergency exit door mid-flight on an Asiana Airlines Airbus A321-200 flight from Jeju to Daegu in South Korea has been formally arrested and faces up to 10 years in prison for violating aviation security law. The 33-year-old man told investigators that he felt suffocated and tried to get off the plane quickly. Twelve people were slightly injured during the incident. Asiana Airlines has stopped the sale of emergency exit seats on its planes as a safety precaution.

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