MIAMI — A passenger had to be removed from a Delta Air Lines after they refused the crew’s instructions to get off their phone.
The incident happened Monday on Delta Flight 1323 from Miami International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
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A Delta spokesperson said the crew members asked a passenger repeatedly to end a phone call as the plane was taxiing out.
In a video shared with ABC News, you can hear other passengers begging the passenger to “please be considerate” and another chanting “get off the plane!”
A Delta spokesperson said the passenger “became disruptive,” causing the plane to return to its gate. Crews then removed the passenger.
The flight departed an hour after its scheduled departure time.
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