The woman refused to wear the mask: The plane is back 500 miles [800 km]

A woman who refused to wear a mask caused a 129 - passenger plane from Miami to London to return.

The return took place on the coast of North Carolina after the plane had passed some 500 miles [800 km].

“Klient, described by police as a woman in her mid-40s, was refusing to meet the federal face request”, the American Airlines said in a statement.

After the plane arrived at the gate, the passenger left the plane from officers without incident. The passenger was later treated administratively by American Airlines staff”, writes Klan.

The wearing of a mask is mandatory on a plane, while because of this rule, it has often occurred to the employee staff to be physically assaulted by travelers, the Guardian highway.