Four South Korean airlines have signed up to a new scheme to try and prevent a repeat of an incident where an Asiana Airlines passenger opened the emergency exit in mid-air, The Korea Times reported.
Nobody was seriously injured, but nine people were taken to hospital after suffering from suspected hyperventilation, and a 33-year-old passenger was arrested,Park Dae-chul, chief policymaker of the ruling People Power Party, said last month that the government had approved a new seating scheme to go into effect July 31, per The Korea Times.
The newspaper reports that uniformed personnel including police officers, soldiers, firefighters, and airline employees, will have priority for seats in the emergency exit row. Park told reporters it would apply to 94 seats in 38 aircraft operated by Asiana Airlines, Air Seoul, Air Busan and Aero K Airlines., the Asiana Airlines flight attendant who was then closest to the emergency exit was sat on the opposite side of the aircraft so couldn't prevent the suspect from lifting the handle.and escaping down the slide, minutes before takeoff Los Angeles International Airport.in Bulgaria after trying — but failing — to open the exit.
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