Georgia woman removed from Delta flight after refusing to end call

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Shannon Marie Harris (Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office)

miami – A Georgia woman was kicked off an Atlanta-bound Delta Air Lines flight after she refused to end a phone call while the plane was in flight.

what do we know:

Delta said the customer, identified by police as Shannon Marie Harris of Tyrone, was removed from the flight from Miami to Atlanta after ignoring multiple requests from the crew to end the phone call. According to a police report, Harris was asked to turn off his phone while the flight attendant was giving him safety instructions.

An arresting officer said Harris became “belligerent”, leading the captain to decide to return to the gate. Once at the gate, police said Harris was asked to deplane by a Delta supervisor, but he refused. Then the police were called.

Because the woman refused to leave, a Delta representative decided to remove each passenger from the plane, officials said. Authorities said Harris tried to deplane with other passengers when he was arrested.

Harris has been charged with trespassing, according to arrest records.

What they are saying:

Delta said the incident delayed the flight by about an hour and apologized to its passengers.

“The safety of our customers and crew comes first, and Delta has zero tolerance for disruptive behavior. We apologize to our customers for this experience and the delay to their travel.”