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Thu, July 7, 2022 | 17:31
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Asiana flight takes off with wrong passenger aboard
승객끼리 탑승권 바꿔 타 아시아나기 회항 소동
Posted : 2015-03-16 20:28
Updated : 2015-03-17 16:22
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By Kim Rahn

An Asiana Airlines flight bound for Incheon from Hong Kong returned to the airport after finding a "wrong" passenger was on board.

The plane carrying 258 passengers was scheduled to arrive in Incheon at around 5 p.m. after departing Hong Kong at 1:15 p.m.

But about an hour after takeoff, the carrier found out that a passenger who had booked a Jeju Air flight was onboard the Asiana plane. The flight then returned to Hong Kong, and departed for Incheon later in the evening.

"We found out that a wrong person was onboard, so we returned to Hong Kong," an Asiana official said.

"The local police are questioning the passenger to find out whether he took the wrong plane by mistake or intentionally."

Asiana staffers at the boarding gate apparently failed to check whether the name on the passport and on the boarding pass were the same. The official did not say how the airline belatedly found out about the wrong boarding.

The person who was originally supposed to take the Asiana plane attempted to board the Jeju Air flight that was scheduled to depart Hong Kong at 1:55 p.m. to Incheon.

But Jeju Air staffers found different names on the boarding pass and the passport and prevented the person from boarding, according to the company.

It is suspected the two exchanged tickets, according to the official.

The case raises concerns over loose security checks by nation's flag carriers — a similar case happened on a Korean Air plane earlier this year.

When Korean-American singer Bobby Kim was flying to San Francisco, Korean Air gave him an economy class seat instead of the business class one he had booked with a mileage upgrade.

It was found that Korean Air issued a ticket with the name of Kim Robert, another passenger, instead of the singer's real name, Kim Robert Do Kyun. Although he had different names on his boarding pass and his passport, airline staff and security and immigration officers at Incheon International Airport failed to notice it.

Korean Air learned about the wrong ticket issuance when the real Kim Robert came for his ticket after Bobby Kim. But it failed to correct the error, and two people took the plane with one person's name. The carrier admitted the mistake.


승객끼리 탑승권 바꿔 타 아시아나기 회항 소동

신분 확인 절차 허점

아시아나항공 여객기가 엉뚱한 승객을 태워 회항하는 일이 발생했다. 한국 국적의 남성 승객 2명이 탑승 직전에 일부러 항공권을 바꿨기 때문에 일어난 것으로 파악됐다.

아시아나항공은 16일 오후 2시 15분(한국시간) 홍콩에서 출발해 인천공항으로 향하던 OJ722편에 예약자가 아닌 승객이 탄 사실을 이륙 1시간 뒤에 확인해 홍콩 공항으로 회항했다고 밝혔다. 

이 승객은 2시 55분 홍콩에서 출발할 예정이던 제주항공 여객기 예약자로 확인됐다. 

아시아나항공은 제주항공으로부터 통보받고 이런 사실을 파악했다. 

제주항공은 여권과 탑승권의 정보가 다른 승객이 타려 해 탑승을 막고 공항 경찰에 연락했다고 밝혔다.

아시아나항공과 제주항공 여객기를 각각 예약한 이들 승객은 아는 사이로 미리 비행기를 바꿔 타기로 계획하고 짐도 상대방이 예약한 항공편으로 보낸 것으로 확인됐다.

이들은 자신의 여권과 항공권을 제시해 보안검색 등을 통과하고 나서 탑승구 앞에서 항공권을 바꾼 것으로 알려졌다.

국토교통부의 한 관계자는 '정확한 경위를 파악해 조치할 것'이라면서 '두 사람이 표를 바꿔 타려 했는데 탑승할 때 여권을 잘 확인하지 않는 경우가 있어 걸러지지 않은 것 같다'고 말했다. 

아시아나항공은 이번 일로 보안검색에 허점을 노출했다는 지적이 제기된다.

아시아나항공 측은 '승객 탑승 전에 여권과 탑승권을 대조하는 과정에서 실수가 있었던 것 같다'고 말했다.

아시아나항공과 제주항공 측은 이들 승객이 다른 비행기를 탔거나 타려고 한 경위에 대해서는 알지 못한다고 밝혔다.

이들 항공사는 탑승권을 바꿔치기한 승객들을 각각 현지 경찰에 넘겼다.

아시아나항공은 오후 7시께 인천공항으로 다시 여객기를 출발시켰다. 259명의 승객이 탑승한 이 항공기의 도착 시간은 예정보다 4시간 정도 지연됐다. (연합뉴스)
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