Delta flight to Detroit diverted after unruly passenger tries to open exit door, fights with attendant
Delta Connection flight 3612, operated by SkyWest Airlines, was about a third of the way through its flight from Omaha to Detroit on Thursday evening when the passenger tried to open the door in the exit row as the crew and other passengers tried to stop him, according to WDIV.
The passenger was removed from the flight.
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The pilot radioed to the control tower at Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids around 7 p.m. that the passenger was 'in a fight with our flight attendant right now, trying to open the emergency exit,' according to a recording by the website LiveATC.net, CNN reported.
Passengers and crew stopped the passenger from opening the door. He was arrested when the plane safely landed and taxied to its gate at the Cedar Rapids airport.
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Video shows a man in a white T-shirt and handcuffs being escorted off the plane by police. He was not identified and it is not clear if he has been charged.
'SkyWest has zero tolerance for unruly behavior as safety for our customers and crew is our top priority,' the airline said in a statement.
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