Man who opened plane door during flight ‘felt suffocated and wanted off’

Police officers in plain clothes arrest an airplane passenger at Daegu International Airport in Daegu, South Korea (Yun Kwan-shick/Yonhap/AP)

A passenger who opened an emergency exit door during a flight in South Korea told police he felt suffocated and tried to get off the plane quickly as it approached landing, according to reports.

Twelve people were slightly injured when the man opened the door of the Asiana Airlines Airbus A321 on Friday, causing air to blast inside the cabin.