Japanese Airline Passenger Tries To Open Exit Doors Mid-Air

The incident occurred on All Nippon Airways (ANA) Flight 114, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, on Saturday, May 24.

The individual was restrained by the co-passengers and crew, the FBI said in a statement. Soon after the plane landed in Seattle, the person was taken to a nearby hospital for medical evaluation, CNN reported.

The flight took off from the Haneda Airport in Tokyo and was scheduled to arrive at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston.

Data from FlightAware, a flight tracking platform, showed the flight remained in the air for nearly 10 hours before it landed at about 4 AM (local time) in Seattle.

Port of Seattle spokesperson Chris Guizlo told CNN that police were called following reports of the passenger attempting to open the exit doors of the flight. There were no injuries in the incident, he added.

A spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the flight was diverted from Houston to Seattle due to "passenger disturbance".