Coverage dated July 17, 2025

Plane makes emergency landing after passenger tries to open door during flight

Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

By Aaron Cooper, Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — 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.

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  1. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Plane makes emergency landing after passenger tries to open door during flight (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Aaron Cooper, Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — 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.

  2. CNN

    Plane makes emergency landing after passenger tries to open emergency exit in flight (opens CNN)

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    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.

  3. ABC 12 Flint

    Plane makes emergency landing after passenger tries to open door (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    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

  4. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Plane makes emergency landing after passenger tries to open door during flight | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Aaron Cooper, Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — A regional jet made an emergency landing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday evening after a passenger

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