Passengers ‘worked together to tackle’ man who tried to open plane door

Passengers and crew members restraining a man who, according to federal authorities, tried to open an airliner’s emergency door and stab a flight attendant (Simik Ghookasian/AP)

A passenger who helped restrain a man who tried to open a plane door on a flight from Los Angeles to Boston said the drama was over in seconds thanks to teamwork.

Simik Ghookasian sat several rows behind the man who, prosecutors say, quietly tried to open an emergency door before trying to stab a flight attendant with a broken metal spoon.