A passenger who opened a door of an Asiana Airlines plane just before landing at an airport in South Korea told police that he felt suffocated and wanted to get off the aircraft quickly, police officials said on Saturday.

On Friday, police detained the man on suspicion of pulling the lever after the plane’s door suddenly opened about 213 metres above ground right before it landed at Daegu International Airport, 237 km southeast of Seoul, reports Yonhap News Agency.