Delta flight bound for Detroit diverted after passenger tries to open exit door mid-flight, per NBC News

WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. – A Delta Airlines flight bound for Detroit from Omaha had to make an unscheduled stop in Cedar Rapids after a passenger tried to open an exit row door.

Update: Plane bound for Detroit Metro Airport diverted due to passenger trying to open exit door mid-flight

NBC News reported on Thursday (July 17) that passengers and crew members quickly stepped in to stop the unruly passenger, who was arrested after the plane landed.

According to tracking site Flight Radar, the plane landed in Detroit Metro Airport around 10:30 p.m., which was three hours behind schedule.