Houston-bound plane diverts to Seattle after passenger tries opening exit door mid-flight

Man restrained after trying to open Houston plane door

A Seattle Airport official says a flight traveling from Tokyo was diverted on Saturday.

SEATTLE - A passenger was taken from a Houston-bound flight after allegedly trying to open a plane door mid-flight.

Flight to Houston: Passenger tries opening plane door

What we know:

The incident reportedly happened on flight NH0114, which was set to fly to Houston from Tokyo early Saturday morning.

According to an official with the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, the flight was diverted to Seattle and police had to board the plane.

Officers were called about a passenger who allegedly tried to open the exit doors during the flight. The passenger was reportedly restrained by other passengers and the flight crew.

The Seattle Airport official says the passenger was determined to have been suffering from a medical crisis. The passenger was then taken to a Seattle hospital.

According to Flight Aware, the flight eventually made it into Houston on Saturday afternoon.

What we don't know:

The passenger has not been identified and there is no information available on the person's condition.

It's not clear if the person has been charged in this case.

‘I wouldn't know what to do'

What they're saying:

Ashley, the passenger who sat right in front of the man in question, took several videos of two passengers zip-tying him to his seat. She said another man was acting strange once the plane landed and officials also escorted him off the flight.

Ashley said there were about four hours left in the flight when the man attempted to open the emergency exit, and he sat zip-tied behind her for about an hour and a half before the flight landed in Seattle.

She also says both of the Good Samaritans are military veterans.

"He actually got up from his seat and crawled over the people next to him," Ashley said. "He got up in a hurry and thought he was sick."

"It was incredible," she said. "I do want to say thank you to those kind citizens who stood up and took control. I wouldn't know what to do."