Petrifying moment man tries to open Delta plane's door in mid-air as he fights with the flight crew
Delta Connection flight 3612, operated by SkyWest Airlines was diverted to Cedar Rapids at around 6pm on Thursday.
The terrifying XXX came after 23-year-old Mario Nikprelaj allegedly tried to open an exit row door mid-air.
The Detroit-bound aircraft was around a third of the way through its flight from Omaha, when the terrifying moment caused the plane's emergency landing.
Fellow passengers and crew members reportedly stopped Nikprelaj, who allegedly got into an altercation with one of the flight attendants, from opening the door.
The aircraft's pilot was heard in communications to the Eastern Iowa Airport tower that a passenger was, 'in a fight with our flight attendant right now, trying to open the emergency exit,' WMTW reported.
Footage from a fellow passenger showed Nikprelaj being escorted off the aircraft by law enforcement once the flight had safely landed.
'SkyWest has zero tolerance for unruly behavior, as safety for our customers and crew is our top priority,' the airline said in a statement.
Nikprelaj was booked into Linn County Correctional Center on charges of disorderly conduct, assault, possession of prescription medication, tax stamp and first-degree harassment.
Further charges are possible pending the Cedar Rapids Police Department's ongoing investigation.
The flight eventually continued its journey at 8.24pm.
The wannabe rapper from Nebraska had a previous brush with the law after he was caught shirtless and barefoot in a stolen snow plow in Michigan.
At 18, Nikprelaj had reportedly got into an argument with his then-girlfriend at around 6.30 in the morning.
Police said he had been in his girlfriend's car when the argument became physical, and she stopped the car where he got out.
He ran to the nearby running snow plow owned by a landscape firm, but didn't realize that the vehicle had in-cab video and a GPS tracker.
'They were moving cars about the lot when he came across it, hopped in and took off,' Shelby Township police Det. Lt. Pat Barnard said, WDIV reported.
The snow plow's owner alerted police to the stolen vehicle and Nikprelaj was taken into custody.
His girlfriend told police that Nikprelaj had assaulted her, the outlet reported.
He was charged with unlawfully driving away in an automobile, domestic violence and a probation violation.
Nikprelaj had reportedly fought with police officers prior to the incident, Shelby Township police said.
The mid-air emergency follows an incident in May after a China Eastern Airline flight descended into chaos when a passenger opened the emergency exit for 'fresh air.'
Footage showed a male passenger pull the emergency handle, deploying the evacuation slide on flight MU5828, which was taxiing on the runway as it arrived in Kunming.
According to witnesses, the man appeared calm, but had told others he opened the door to get a breath of fresh air.
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