text: MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- A Seattle-bound Alaska Airlines jet made an emergency landing at the Minneapolis St Paul Airport on Monday morning after a passenger tried to open a door in mid-flight. 
   
   The passenger became unruly, then tried to open a door at the rear of the 737, said Alaska spokeswoman Halley Knigge. She said it is not possible to open the door in flight because of air pressure differences between inside and outside the plane. 
   
   The crew tried to calm him, then decided to divert to Minneapolis. He was arrested after the 737 landed at Minneapolis about 9:45 a.m. Central time. 
   
   Flight 7 originated at 7:15 Eastern time from JFK Airport in New York. 
   
   The flight took off for Seattle at 11:08 a.m. Central time with 180 passengers on the plane. 
   
   It landed in Seattle just before 1 p.m. Pacific time. 
   
   
   
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   A man was escorted off a Seattle-bound flight in handcuffs Monday morning after crew members said he tried to open one of the plane’s doors mid-air. 
   
   The plane was en route to Sea-Tac from JFK International Airport in New York but was diverted to Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport so the man could be taken off the flight. 
   
   Alaska Airlines file photo © 2017 Cox Media Group. 
   
   Shoshana Godwin, a passenger who was sitting next to him on Alaska Airlines Flight 7, said he was acting oddly even as they boarded. 
   
   “He kept stopping to go into his bag and then I watched him take a pill out of his bag,” she said. 
   
   She told KIRO 7 the man, whom she estimates to be in his 20s, was quiet and seemed to be falling asleep until the flight attendant stopped by for beverage service. 
   
   “He said he need to cancel his flight and get off the plane and just was kind of speaking a little gibberish,” Godwin said. 
   
   She credits the crew with keeping the situation under control, especially the flight attendant. 
   
   “She handled it so well,” she said. “She was very calm, and just said, you know, ‘Sir, come stay with me in the back, we can talk through this.’” 
   
   Melinda Iverson, also a passenger, watched it all play out. 
   
   “The air marshals were there quick,” she said. “The flight attendants were sort of surrounding him and I felt more sorry for him than anything.” 
   
   The flight crew radioed to land in Minnesota, saying they were “dropping off one of our passengers early,” and wanted to have somebody to “greet this customer, [who was] having a difficult time working and playing well with others.” 
   
   Passengers were told it was a medical emergency as they descended and he was escorted off the plane. 
   
   “I think someone may have been a little bit stressed out about flying and took too much medication, honestly,” Godwin said. 
   
   The flight finally arrived at Sea-Tac around 1 p.m. PST. 
   
   Alaska Airlines said it is physically impossible to open an aircraft door while the aircraft is pressurized and in flight. 
   
   It is unclear if the man will face any charges. Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport police questioned him and determined he presented a danger to himself. He was taken to Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minnesota. 
   
   Vid from girl on @AlaskaAir flight from NYC to Seattle, delayed bc officials say a man tried to open a door mid-air pic.twitter.com/Ym38Hu0qCz — Linzi Sheldon (@LinziKIRO7) August 29, 2016 
   
   © 2017 Cox Media Group.
target: – A plane en route from New York to Seattle had to make an emergency landing Monday so that an unruly passenger could be arrested, KOMO reports. Alaska Airlines Flight 7 was diverted to Minneapolis-St. Paul after a man in his 20s started acting strangely, other passengers tell KIRO. One passenger saw him take a pill of some sort out of his luggage, but she says he didn't cause any trouble until the flight attendants started taking drink orders. At that point, he said he needed "to cancel his flight and get off the plane and just was kind of speaking a little gibberish," she says. Ultimately, crew members say, he tried to open one of the plane's doors—fortunately, a physically impossible feat when the plane is in flight. "The air marshals were there quick," says another passenger. "The flight attendants were sort of surrounding him and I felt more sorry for him than anything." Passengers were told there had been a medical emergency and the plane had to be diverted. "I think someone may have been a little bit stressed out about flying and took too much medication, honestly," says the first passenger. Police questioned the passenger and took him to a Minnesota hospital after it was determined that he was a danger to himself; it's not clear if he will face any criminal charges. No injuries were reported, and the flight was delayed about two hours, the Pioneer Press reports.