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Authorities say airline passenger fought a flight attendant and tried to open exit door midair

Authorities say airline passenger fought a flight attendant and tried to open exit door midair

Washington Post18-07-2025
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 midair, according to the pilot's communication with air traffic controllers.
The pilot of the SkyWest Airlines Flight 3612 contacted the tower at Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday requesting to land because of a passenger causing a disturbance.
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