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A 30-year-old man was arrested on Friday for opening the emergency door of an aeroplane mid-air, minutes before it was scheduled to land at Daegu International Airport in South Korea.. Authorities confirmed that the Asiana Airlines flight landed safely at the Daegu airport with the door still open..
The man, who was seated near the emergency door, opened it when the plane was about 700 feet above the ground and about two to three minutes from landing, reports stated..
The Asiana Airlines aircraft, flight OZ8124, had flown from Jeju Island and was about to land in Daegu when the incident occurred..
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