The Nebraska man accused of trying to open an emergency exit door during a flight was officially charged in federal court.

A chaotic scene unfolded on a Detroit-bound flight Thursday night when a passenger tried to open the emergency exit before trying to access the cockpit.

A regional jet made an emergency landing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday evening after a passenger tried to open an emergency exit door and got into an altercation with a flight attendant.

A Delta Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Iowa after a passenger tried to open an emergency exit door mid-air — and got into a fight with a flight attendant.

A flight from Omaha to Detroit was forced to make an emergency landing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, after a passenger allegedly attempted to open an exit door in the aircraft on Thursday, July 17 ...

The 23-year-old passenger, Mario Nikprelaj, threatened to kill the flight attendant and attempted to open the emergency exit door.

Plane makes an emergency landing after passenger fights with a flight attendant, tries to open exit door midair: authorities The disturbance happened shortly after the SkyWest flight departed from ...

A man was arrested after attempting to open the emergency exit door on a Detroit-bound flight out of Omaha, Nebraska, prompting the plane to divert to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on the evening of ...

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 ...

He pushed and threatened to kill a flight attendant who attempted to stop him from opening the emergency door, according to court documents.