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Delta Connection Jet Diverted After Passenger Attempts to Open Emergency Exit Midair

A Delta Connection flight from Omaha to Detroit made an emergency landing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on July 18 after a 23-year-old passenger allegedly assaulted a flight attendant and attempted to open an emergency exit door midair. The man was arrested, and the flight later continued to Detroit without further incident.

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