Passengers aboard a Delta Air Lines flight to Atlanta were waiting in 111-degree heat with no air conditioning when the pilot announced the plane had to return to the gate due to multiple emergencies.
Passengers were then given a choice to exit the plane, according to Garvin, but were told that if they did, it may take days to get another flight
Temperatures at the airport fluctuated between 111 and 115 degrees on Monday afternoon, according to theAfter a total of four hours on the hot plane, Garvin said stretchers were wheeled onto the plane and passengers were asked to disembark back into the airport.UNITED CEO APOLOGIZES FOR FLYING PRIVATE JET WHILE THE AIRLINE DELAYED, CANCELED THOUSANDS OF FLIGHTS
The flight was moved to 7 a.m. Tuesday. Passengers, however, awoke to find the flight had been canceled again.A representative for Harry Reid International Airport said Tuesday that they were unaware of the incident. Delta Airlines said in a statement that they were investigating the cause of the situation.
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