Overview
- Delta Flight 1323 from Miami to Atlanta was taxiing on April 27 when a passenger ignored repeated orders to end a phone call.
- Video from the cabin captured passengers pleading with her and chanting for removal as the plane returned to the gate.
- The captain ordered a full deplaning when she still refused to exit, and deputies then arrested Shannon Marie Harris on a misdemeanor trespass charge, with another passenger also taken into custody.
- The flight departed about an hour late after her removal, and Harris was released on a $500 bond with a court date set for May 15.
- Rules require phones off or in airplane mode during taxi and takeoff, and the FAA warns that failing to follow crew instructions can bring civil fines up to $13,910 as airlines enforce zero tolerance for disruptions.