O'Hare Flight Returns to Gate After Passenger's Erratic Behavior

Outbound flight at O’Hare returns to gate Friday night due to issue with passenger, police say
31-year-old man's erratic behavior caused flight crew to halt flight
Around 845 p.m., announcement made about earlier incident causing delay
Passenger got up, paced cabin talking repetitively
Decision made to return to gate, passenger escorted off plane
Taken to hospital for evaluation, no one hurt

chicagotribune.com

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