Man who opened plane door over South Korea says he wanted out ‘quickly’

Asiana Airlines flight was about 200 metres above the ground when the passenger pulled emergency exit

A man who opened an emergency exit on a flight mid-air felt “suffocated” and wanted to get off quickly, South Korean police said.

The Asiana Airlines plane was carrying nearly 200 passengers as it approached the runway on Friday at Daegu international airport, about 150 miles south-east of Seoul, on a domestic flight.