A passenger on an American Airlines plane attempted to open the plane's emergency exit door immediately after takeoff. He was blocked by the other people on board. Footage of the incident shows passengers snatching the man's hands through the door and others attacking him in the plane's aisle. The Chicago-bound plane was forced to return to the city of departure, Albuquerque. The number of unruly passengers has increased over the past two years, according to data from the FAA, the federal aviation agency. More than 2,000 accidents in 2022 and 2023. But the record is 6,000 in 2021.
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