A flight from Philadelphia to London took a few hours longer overnight after an unruly passenger caused the plane to turn around.
U.S. Airways Flight 728 left Philadelphia International Airport for London Heathrow at 10:26 p.m. Tuesday.
According to tracking site Flight Aware, the plane was near Cape Cod, Mass., when it made a sharp turn and returned to Philadelphia.
"Flight 728 from Philadelphia to London Heathrow returned to Philadelphia because of a disruptive passenger," US Airways spokeswoman Michelle Mohr said.
Airport police said that the pilots turned around the Airbus A330-300 jet after the drunk passenger caused a scene in midair.
"The passenger was restrained on board by federal officials," Mohr said.
Once the plane landed back in Philly around 1 a.m., federal air marshals removed the unidentified passenger - amoment captured by passenger Kevin Weissman on Twitter. The rest of the passengers remained in place.
The all clear was given and the plane took off again around 2 a.m.
The plane landed in London just after 10 a.m. EST -- the normally 6-1/2 hour flight wound up taking more than 11-1/2.
It isn’t clear what charges, if any, the removed passenger will face.
Photo Credit: Twitter - @KCWeissman