Passenger was duct-taped after trying to open plane door mid-flight, authorities say. He faces federal charges

CNN) — An unruly passenger accused of trying to force open a plane door and injuring an attendant mid-flight last week – prompting fellow passengers to duct-tape him – has been charged in federal court, a federal prosecutor’s office said.Abdul-al-Jabbar Oloruntoba Olaiya, 29, was charged with interfering with a flight crew by assault or intimidation in connection with actions he’s accused of taking during a November 19 flight from Milwaukee to Dallas, the office of the US attorney from Texas’ northern district said Tuesday.The tussle on American Airlines Flight 1915 is the latest example of apparent air passenger misbehavior – a problem that’s worsened for airlines since before the pandemic, with at least 1,854 incidents reported this year to the Federal Aviation Administration.The November 19 incident began as the defendant told a flight attendant that he wanted – he needed – “to exit the aircraft now,” according to a report from the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Department of Public Safety.Witnesses told law enforcement they heard Olaiya tell the flight attendant he was “captain of this flight,” the US attorney’s office said in a news release.As the man grew agitated and the situation got more tense, the flight attendant called...