The doors of an Asiana Airlines plane opened in mid-air and six passengers suffered breathing difficulties, Yonhap reported on Friday, citing officials at Daegu Airport, CGTN reported.

An Asiana Airlines planePhoto: AA/ABACA / Abaca Press / Profimedia

An Asiana Airlines flight landed safely in the South Korean city of Daegu on Friday after the doors opened shortly before arrival at the airport, a company spokesman said.

Daegu police are investigating a 30-year-old man suspected of opening the plane’s door shortly before it landed at Daegu Airport, Yonhap news agency reported.

The man was detained immediately after the plane landed successfully.

Six passengers of the plane had difficulty breathing and were taken to the hospital.