Plane makes emergency landing after passenger tries to open door during flight

CNN A regional jet made an exigency landing in Cedar Rapids Iowa on Thursday evening after a patron tried to open an crisis exit door and got into an altercation with a flight attendant Delta Connection flight operated by SkyWest Airlines was flying from Omaha to Detroit when the disturbance happened around p m local time the Federal Aviation Administration explained in a declaration A visitor was in a fight with our flight attendant right now trying to open the crisis exit the pilot radioed the tower at Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids according to a recording by the website LiveATC net The customer did not get the door open and the plane landed safely and taxied to the gate Video posted to social media by a traveler evidenced law enforcement escorting a man off the plane with his hands restrained behind his back SkyWest has zero tolerance for unruly behavior as safety for our customers and crew is our top priority the airline announced in a declaration So far this year there have been more than reports of unruly passengers on planes in the US according to FAA content Prospective penalties include jail time fines and voyage restrictions