CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Nebraska man accused of trying to open an emergency exit door during a flight was officially charged in federal court. Mario Nikprelaj is charged in federal court with ...

For example, Slater—the flight attendant who made a dramatic exit from a JetBlue flight—was charged with 2nd- and 4th-degree criminal mischief, 1st- and 2nd-degree reckless endangerment and ...

Why can’t you open the emergency exit mid-flight? It is virtually impossible to open the emergency door mid-flight because of pressurization between the cabin and outside air, Budd says. “The ...

The flight continued as planned. Court documents state that Nikprelaj was attempting to open the aircraft’s emergency exit door and fighting with a flight attendant and other passengers.

Dan Bubb, Ph.D., a former airline pilot and current aviation safety expert, explained that opening the emergency exit — which he noted is for evacuations — on the ground will cause the door to ...

A SkyWest plane was diverted midflight after a passenger allegedly tried to open the plane's emergency exit door and got into a fight with a flight attendant attempting to stop him, according to a ...

A SkyWest flight was diverted to Iowa after a passenger onboard tried to open the emergency exit and got into a fight with a flight attendant, reports said. Mario Nikprelaj, 23, from Nebraska, was ...

Delta Connection flight 3612, operated by SkyWest Airlines, was about a third of the way through its flight from Omaha to Detroit on Thursday evening when the passenger tried to open the door in ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A regional airline flight heading to Detroit had to make an emergency landing in eastern Iowa after a passenger fought with a flight attendant and tried to open an exit door ...

A Metro Detroit man is facing federal charges after he attempted to open an exit door while on a flight headed to Detroit Metro Airport from Omaha, Nebraska. Court documents reveal how the crew ...