According to the airline, when the flight returned to Charlotte, it safely landed before it taxied its way to the gate “under its own power.” Officials said passengers boarded

Authorities say now-former AA flight attendant Estes Thompson III tried to record the Charlotte teenager in the lavatory on a flight to Boston in 2023. The victim found one of Thompson's cell phones taped to the inside of the toilet lid.

“Following safety procedures, the flight crew of DL3067 returned to Charlotte after reporting a mechanical issue while en route to Atlanta,” a Delta spokesperson said. The airline apologized to customers for the delays to their travel plans. The flight had 71 customers, two pilots and three flight attendants.

An American Airlines flight on its way to Florida Tuesday afternoon had to turn back around to Charlotte not long after takeoff.

Delta Air Lines flight 3067 returned to Charlotte Douglas International Airport within minutes of departing for Atlanta.