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Passengers on an American Airlines flight from Charlotte, NC, to
New York City were driven to “mental breakdown” Sunday when the
delayed aircraft was left sitting on a runway for hours with no
air conditioning or food service, according to a report.

The flight to JFK, which was supposed to leave at 1:07 p.m.,
wound up being held on the runway because of problems with the
fuel tank — leaving passengers suffering so much, some started
“sobbing” while others had “panic attacks,” the Charlotte
Observer reported.

“Just sat on a plane with limited AC for three hours while they
were fixing the fuel tank, turns out they can’t fix it and now
we’re switching planes I——-,” tweeted a reporter for the local
paper, Genna Contino.

The passengers then boarded a different plane at 4:30 p.m. — but
continued to wait under hot, uncomfortable conditions for
another three hours.

“Entering hour 6 of sitting on a plane with no AC, no food, no
drink service,” Contino tweeted. “Someone on the flight is
having a mental breakdown.”

The reporter said the air conditioning was turned off to save
fuel, but was then turned back on after “people started sobbing
and having panic attacks.”

She also said passengers weren’t allowed to exit the plane.

American Airlines spokesperson Andrew Trull told The Post the
flight was delayed both because of a mechanical issue and
because of lightning in the vicinity.

“During that time the jet bridge remained attached and the
forward boarding door remained open,” he said. “We know it can
be frustrating when travel doesn’t go as planned, and apologize
to our customers for the inconvenience.”

Trull told the Charlotte Observer a snack would have been served
“after a period of time” if the flight left the gate, but didn’t
provide more details.

Weather reports from the day showed thunderstorms and rain in
North Carolina. The flight eventually departed at 7:03 p.m., the
airline said.

The harrowing delay comes during a summer chock full of airplane
horror stories, as millions of fliers have been left with delays
and cancellations.

https://nypost.com/2022/07/26/passengers-trapped-on-boiling- american-airlines-flight-for-6-hours/

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