Passengers Stop Man from Opening Plane Door Mid-Flight by Duct Taping His Wrists and Ankles Together: Officials

An American Airlines flight was forcibly grounded on Tuesday after a woman went on a hysterical rant claiming that they were all going to die during the ride, spurring the flight attendants to restrain her. This is a representational image. (Credit: Emanu/Unsplash.)

Passengers on an American Airlines flight stopped a Canadian man who allegedly tried to open the airplane's cabin door mid-flight on Tuesday by restraining him with duct tape.

The suspect traveling from Milwaukee to Dallas-Fort Worth reportedly told a flight attendant he needed to exit the plane and began acting erratically when denied.