”I want to get off” just before takeoff... ”Voluntary disembarkation” on airplane causes major flight delays in Korea

In July of this year, a Korean Air passenger plane (220 passengers) bound for Gimpo Airport was about to take off from Haneda Airport when a passenger suddenly demanded to get off.
The flight was delayed by about an hour. It turns out that there have been more than 2,500 cases of passengers voluntarily disembarking from the plane before it takes off over the past six years.
Among the reasons given were "a brief flight to see a celebrity" and "an argument with a fellow traveller."
On the 1st, Tae Yeon, a member of the National Assembly's Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee,
According to documents obtained by the lawmaker's office from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, there were 2,548 cases of "voluntary disembarkation" at airports in South Korea from 2019 to August this year.
The most common reason given was "health problems" at 54.9% (1,399 cases), followed by "change of schedule" (10.7%, 273 people) and "family or acquaintances passed away"
(5.6%, 142 cases) and other reasons were cited. The problem is that the reason for "simple changes of mood" accounted for 15.3% (389 cases) of the total.
In most cases, the complaints are not urgent, such as complaints about the price or the like. In other cases, enthusiastic fans buy plane tickets to see celebrities, board the plane, and then just before takeoff, they cry out, "I don't want to get off."
According to the Aviation Security Act, if a passenger disembarks before takeoff, the airline is obligated to report the situation to the airport authorities.
Depending on the decision, necessary security measures, such as a full reinspection of the cabin, will be taken. When a full reinspection of the cabin is conducted, all passengers must disembark and remove all carry-on baggage.
"Voluntary disembarkation just before takeoff causes great harm to other passengers and the airline, so we are proposing a proposal for passengers to be compensated for the damage," Lim said.
"We need to take measures," he said, adding, "Passengers should also refrain from doing so unless it is an emergency."