The Madrid-Caracas flight by Plus Ultra ended without major incidents beyond an injury among the crew, but it highlighted the need for airlines to be prepared for such emergencies.

Madrid: The drama unfolded mid-air after an unruly passenger attempted to open the emergency door on a flight from Spain's Madrid to Venezuela's Caracas. The incident which took place on February 28 was recorded on camera and its video soon went viral on social media.

A flight attendant broke his leg while restraining a passenger who tried to open the emergency exit on an international flight.

A Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas flight attendant suffered the injury during a journey from Madrid to Venezuela.

After a passenger tried to open an emergency exit in midair, a flight attendant who intervened is unable to resume work for weeks with

The plane was flying high over the Atlantic Ocean after leaving Madrid in Spain on its way to the Venezuelan capital Caracas when the man leapt out of his seat and tried the door

THIS is the terrifying moment a crazed passenger was tackled by other flyers after he tried to open a plane door mid-flight. The shocking footage shows a man being restrained after he attempted to

A flight attendant on a flight from Madrid to Caracas broke their leg while restraining a passenger who attempted to open an emergency exit door midflight.

"Immediately, our cabin crew subdued the passenger and, following the action protocol, secured him in the back of the plane until he reached the destination. At all times he was accompanied by two people from the crew, lying on the ground and attended to avoid any possible altercation," the Plus Ultra spokesperson said.

Panic broke out on a transatlantic flight after a passenger reportedly tried to open an emergency door at 35,000 feet. The incident occurred on Plus Ultra Flight 701, travelling from Madrid’s Barajas Airport to Caracas, Venezuela, on February 28, while the plane was over the Atlantic Ocean, according to Daily Mail.