US Airliner Turns Back in Mid-flight Due to Passenger Defying Mask Rule

Delta Airlines passenger planes are seen on the tarmac of John F. Kennedy International Airpot in New York. (Yuki Iwamura / AFP)

An American Airlines jetliner headed from Miami to London turned around in mid-flight Thursday because a passenger refused to wear a Covid mask, the airline said.

"American Airlines flight 38 with service from Miami to London returned to MIA due to a disruptive customer refusing to comply with the federal mask requirement," the airline said.