"Unruly Passenger Restrained After Attempting to Open Plane Door on American Airlines Flight"
TL;DR
Passengers on an American Airlines flight to Chicago intervened to restrain a man who attempted to open an exit door mid-flight, with video footage showing the man being duct-taped and restrained by fellow passengers. The flight returned to Albuquerque due to the disturbance, and the FBI and FAA are investigating the incident.
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- American passenger tries to open plane door, gets restrained, arrested USA TODAY
- Chicago-bound American jet diverted after man tries to open emergency door midflight Chicago Sun-Times
- Video shows passengers pinning man down as flight to Chicago diverted over ‘disturbance' NBC Chicago
- American Airlines flight forced to return to Albuquerque after a man tried to open the emergency exit, passengers say CNN
- Passenger Reportedly Duct-Taped After Trying To Open Exit Door On American Airlines Flight HuffPost
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