Woman Is Arrested After Trying To Open A Plane's Emergency Exit

A woman was forcibly restrained by passengers Monday night after reportedly attempting to open an emergency exit during a flight from Indianapolis to Detroit. The unidentified passenger was taken into custody in Detroit.

The roughly one-hour flight was operated by Indianapolis-based Republic Airline on behalf of Delta Air Lines, according to the Detroit Free Press. A spokesperson for Republic Airlines released a statement to Newsweek about the incident.

"We’re aware of an incident which occurred on our flight 5972 on Monday evening. While we can confirm that the flight landed without incident and ahead of schedule, we're unable to further comment as this matter is still being investigated. We apologize to any passengers who were affected by this incident," the statement read.

Officials said they believe the woman did not have ill-intent and was dealing with a medical issue. The FBI investigated the incident and released a statement to the Detroit Free Press.

"After conducting an assessment of the incident and in consultation with the United States Attorney's Office, it was determined no further investigation was warranted and no federal charges would be filed against the passenger," the statement read.

Airlines have dealt with similar incidents. In October a man who was sick on a Frontier Airlines flight from Cancun to St. Louis opened the cabin door as the flight was taking off. A Delta Air Lines passenger in first class in July 2017 tried to open the cabin door on a flight from Chicago to Beijing.