American Airlines Passenger Attempts to Exit Plane Midflight, Assaults Flight Attendant

A man who tried to open a plane’s exit door because he needed to “get off” mid-air was federally charged Friday for assaulting and intimidating a flight attendant.

The incident happened on Nov. 19, roughly two hours into an American Airlines flight from Milwaukee to Dallas. According to court documents, Abdul-al-Jabbar Oloruntoba Olaiya, 29, became frustrated while the flight attendant was working in the plane’s…