Watch The Terrifying Moment Passengers Realise Their Plane Door Is Open At 10,000ft

#1 This is the terrifying moment passengers realise their plane door is OPEN at 10,000ft.

The plane took off without the door being properly sealed and a visible gap could be seen between the doors.

#2 The gap between the two doors was visble

#3 Seoul's Yonhap news agency said the Jin Air flight bound for South Korea's south-eastern port city of Busan returned to Cebu after about 30 minutes in the air.

#4 Some people on board said they suffered headaches and felt pain in their ears.

The plane was forced to return to Chebu Airport in Seoul where 163 passengers were offloaded.

#5 No one was hurt in the incident

Passenger Kim Jin-bae said: "The flight turned back about 30 minutes after (takeoff) because the door was open and the gap was big enough to put a finger in it."

Kim added: "I thought I would die here because I was numb with a headache."

Another passenger called Lee Sang-gyu said: "Adults felt so much pain because of (the pressure on) eardrum. How painful could it be for children?"

#6 Head of Jin Air Busan office, Park Mun-seong, apologised for the incident.

The passengers finally arrived at Gimhae airport in Busan on another plane at 9pm - 15 hours later than scheduled.

Video filmed inside the aircraft showed a gap between the door and the door frame making a strange noise.