Passenger restrained after trying to open plane exit door mid-flight
Global News
Port of Seattle police informed the media it had been alerted to a male passenger who tried to open the aircraft's doors while it was airborne.
A Japanese plane en route to Texas from Tokyo was forced to make an emergency landing in Seattle after a passenger attempted to open the aircraft’s doors while in flight.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) Flight 114 was diverted about nine hours after taking off on Saturday “due to an unruly passenger,” the airline said in a statement.
The flight landed safely at 4:19 a.m. local time, where Port of Seattle Police and FBI Seattle were standing by.
Police informed the media it had been alerted to a male passenger who tried to open the aircraft’s doors while it was airborne.
The man, who has not been identified, was experiencing a medical crisis and was restrained by the flight crew and other passengers, police said.
The man was later transported to a hospital. It is unknown if he will face criminal charges.
The airline later reiterated that the safety of its passengers and crew was its “top priority,” and thanked the efforts of local law enforcement to address the issue in a statement.
While on the tarmac at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, a second passenger was removed from the flight for “unruly behaviour,” police said. The person had apparently become frustrated by the diversion and punched a bathroom door onboard.
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