Prosecutors charge disruptive passenger who tried to open door mid-air on flight from Milwaukee
Witnesses heard the man tell a flight attendant that he was "captain of this flight" and needed to "get off the plane," a complaint says.
American Airlines passenger who tried to open door mid-flight could face 20 years in prison
A man who injured a flight attendant while trying to open the door of a plane on a flight from Milwaukee to Dallas earlier this month has been charged.
American Airlines passenger who helped restrain unruly traveler says situation was 'fight or flight'
Three American Airlines passengers flying from Milwaukee to Texas stepped in to help a flight attendant restrain a disruptive passenger who was trying to exit the plane mid-air.
American Airlines travelers duct-tape unruly passenger who charged flight attendant, tried to open plane door in midair
Fellow passengers pinned the man down and used duct tape from an onboard flight kit to tie up his wrists and ankles to restrain him.
American Airlines Passengers Duct-Tape Man Who Tried To Open Door
"It was kind of a fight or flight situation, and everyone just really helped and put together effort," said one passenger.
Passenger was duct-taped after trying to open plane door mid-flight, authorities say. He faces federal charges
An unruly passenger accused of trying to force open a plane door and injuring an attendant mid-flight last week – prompting fellow passengers to duct-tape him – has been charged in federal court, a federal prosecutor’s office said.
Passengers duct-tape man who allegedly tried to open door during American Airlines flight to Texas
The passenger allegedly told a flight attendant about “wanting and needing to exit the aircraft now,” then jumped on her, injuring her neck and wrist, authorities said in a report.
American Airlines passengers duct-tape unhinged man who allegedly tried to open door mid-flight
Passengers on board a plane to Texas were forced to duct-tape a man who lunged at a female flight attendant and tried to open one of the aircraft ’s doors mid-flight. The unnamed man’s hands and feet were bound, and three passengers held him down for the last 30 minutes of the flight on November 19.
American Airlines passenger who tried to open plane door mid-flight facing federal charges
The man who tried to open a door on an American Airlines flight to Dallas last week will face the consequences in federal court. 29-year-old Abdul-al-Jabbar Olaiya has been charged with interfering with a flight crew by assault or intimidation.
Passenger who said he was ‘captain of this flight’ arrested in assault on plane to DFW
The man is accused of charging a flight attendant in an attempt to access the exit door because he wanted to “get off the ...
Man faces 20 years for trying to open door, injuring flight attendant en route to DFW
A man has been federally charged after injuring a stewardess while trying to open the doors of a flight bound for DFW Airport ...
Man who broke nose of American Airlines attendant sues NYC vendor for ‘giving him previous brain injury’
A man who broke the nose of a female flight attendant is now suing the person he claims is actually responsible for the ...
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American Airlines passengers restrain unruly man who tried to open cabin door: Reports
The flight attendant sustained injuries to her wrist and neck and was briefly hospitalized, while the man was taken into custody for a mental evaluation. Passengers on an American Airlines ...