MINNEAPOLIS \u2014 Alaska Airlines says an airliner bound for Seattle had to divert to Minneapolis after an unruly passenger tried to open a rear door in flight.<\/p>\n
The Star Tribune reports<\/a> the Boeing 737-900ER had left New York\u2019s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Monday morning when the pilot made an emergency landing at Minneapolis-Paul International Airport at 9:45 a.m.<\/p>\n Alaska Airlines spokeswoman Halley Knigge says the man \u201cattempted to access one of the doors in the rear of the aircraft\u201d and was \u201cremoved by law enforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n Knigge says it\u2019s impossible to open an aircraft door while the plane is pressurized and in flight.<\/p>\n Minneapolis airport spokeswoman Melissa Scovronski says the man was taken to Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina.<\/p>\n The airliner continued to Seattle with 180 passengers aboard.<\/p>\n —<\/p>\n Read more news:<\/p>\n Sunny weather brings record warmth to Juneau<\/a><\/p>\n Higher than expected school enrollment \u2014 blessing or curse?<\/a><\/p>\n