American Airlines flights to London return to Miami after passengers refuse to wear masks
An American Airlines The plane from Miami had to turn around on Wednesday night after a disruptive passenger refused to wear a mask, the airline said. American Airlines Flight 38 was on its way to London with 129 passengers on board when it had to turn around.
The plane landed safely at Miami International Airport, where the plane was met by police, the airline said. Police said the passenger, who was not arrested, is a woman in her 40s, reports the CBS station WFOR-TV.
“We thank our crew for their professionalism and apologize to our customers for the inconvenience,” American said in a statement.
The plane was apparently in the air for about an hour and a half before it had to turn around, reports WFOR-TV. Passengers had to get off the plane after it returned to Miami, and some spoke to the station.
“Everyone was shocked,”[ads1]; a passenger told WFOR-TV.
Another passenger said she was disappointed.
“They did not really want to say anything, and I do not think they told the flight attendants anything either because they said that all they could say was that it was an extreme incident with a passenger and that they had to turn around,” she told the station. .
The Federal Aviation Administration said there has been a “disturbing increase” in the number of incidents involved unruly passengers. From Tuesday, the agency has so it has received 151 reports of unruly passengers so far this year and 92 related to masks.
