<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">South Korea's Asiana Airlines has stopped selling some emergency seats following an accident in which a passenger opened an emergency exit mid-air, the carrier said Sunday.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The incident took place onboard a A321-200 plane, which was carrying nearly 200 passengers as it approached the runway at Daegu International Airport, about 240 kilometres (149 miles) southeast of Seoul.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The plane landed safely but several people were hospitalised. There were no serious injuries or damage.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Starting Sunday, the 31A and 26A emergency seats on its 14 A321-200 jets would no longer be offered for sale, the carrier told AFP.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"As a safety precaution, this measure will apply even if the flights are full," it added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The man was detained by authorities in Daegu for allegedly breaking aviation security laws. He faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The man, in his 30s, told Daegu police that he had wanted to get out of the plane because he was feeling "suffocated" inside the cabin.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He also had been under stress from being unemployed, authorities said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A nearby passenger captured footage of wind blowing through the open door, with fabric seat-backs and passengers' hair fluttering wildly as several people shouted in shock. AFP</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>