The heat waves across America are now causing alarming safety issues for airline travelers.
A Delta (DAL) -) flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta was stuck on a tarmac for over three hours on Monday, June 17 in 110-degree weather with no air conditioning on the aircraft.
The heat caused some passengers to pass out before the aircraft was returned to the boarding gate.
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“We apologize for the experience our customers had on flight 555," the airline said in a statement. "Delta teams are looking into the circumstances that led to uncomfortable temperatures inside the cabin and we appreciate the efforts of our people and first responders at Harry Reid International.”
Fox News producer Krista Garvin tweeted out her experience on the delayed Delta flight describing it as an “INSANE experience.”
“First we were delayed because you did not have a flight attendant,” Garvin tweeted. “Then we finally board and sit for almost 3 hours on a hot plane in 111 degree weather. Now we are heading back to the gate cause people are passing out.”
@Delta what an INSANE experience. First we were delayed because you did not have a flight attendant. Then we finally board and sit for almost 3 hours on a hot plane in 111 degree weather. Now we are heading back to the gate cause people are passing out. We are now being told you
— Krista Garvin (@Kristaanngarvin) July 18, 2023
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Garvin also added that paramedics had to arrive and she saw three people wheeled off the aircraft. She also said that the flight had been delayed further because members of the cabin crew had also “fallen ill” due to the heat.
Temperatures around the country have spiked in the summer including in Las Vegas’ neighboring state of Arizona where Phoenix broke a nearly 50-year long record of consecutive days of temperatures above 110 degrees. The city hit its 19th straight day with over 110°F temperature on Tuesday, July 18.
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