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

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.

SkyWest flight diverted after passenger Mario Nikprelaj attempted to open the emergency exit and fought with a flight attendant, resulting in multiple charges, reports said.

A SkyWest flight from Omaha, Nebraska, to Detroit had to make an emergency landing in Iowa after a passenger allegedly assaulted a flight attendant and attempted to open the emergency exit mid-flight.

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

Passengers evacuated onto the runway via emergency slides after an American Airlines flight aborted its takeoff on the runway in Denver on Saturday.

A Nebraska man, who tried to open exit doors during a flight from Omaha last week and caused an emergency landing in Cedar Rapids, will remain in jail pending trial. A detention hearing didn’t ...