A plane preparing to depart from Chicago returned to its gate after a passenger would not follow crewmembers’ instructions to turn off his phone Wednesday, an airline spokesperson confirmed.
American Airlines Flight 168 from O'Hare to Raleigh-Durham was taxiing, the spokesperson said, when it returned to its gate to deplane the defiant passenger.
The flight then departed for Raleigh-Durham.
No other details were immediately available.
