There was a pre-takeoff scuffle on a recent BD domestic flight LBA to LHR - due to mobile phones.

The weather was bad, so our slot into LHR was pushed back, so we sat on the tarmac, awaiting push back. The crew had already asked passengers to turn off phones. Then the pilot addressed us all, informed that there would be at most a 20 min delay, but we were going to leave now and see what holding pattern we got into at LHR.

One of my fellow passengers decided to call his wife or partner at the point we were taxiing up the runway to whinge about the delay.

Needless to say, despite polite requests from passengers he didn't turn it off. So the crew were called over, and a short wrestle later - the phone had been taken from his hand and shut down.

Nice direct action ! In the end we landed not that much later than original forecast.