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Thousands of passengers got stuck on planes for hours at LaGuardia Airport as 60 aircraft waited to take off
29.07.2023 - 13:29 / insider.com
Thousands of passengers got stuck for hours on planes waiting to take off at LaGuardia Airport on Friday due to delays caused by bad weather.
More than 60 aircraft operated by airlines including Delta, American and Southwest were queuing for hours to take off from the New York airport. LaGuardia said the flight disruptions were caused by "weather conditions."
Three passengers, who spoke to Insider, said they were told by their pilots that 61 planes were waiting to take off and they had to wait to be cleared for departure.
Jeremy Gover said passengers on his Southwest flight waited on the plane for more than two hours before it pushed back from the gate and joined the queue to take off.
He said the pilot told passengers: "You may not take off for another couple hours. If you want to get off this aircraft, I suggest you leave now. But know that there are no more flights. You will be staying in LaGuardia tonight if you get off."
Passengers on another aircraft had to return to the terminal after waiting for more than two hours as crew went over their permitted working hours.
Delta passenger Andrew Mauro said passengers had to leave one aircraft after water started leaking into the cabin and it filled with spoke, a video shared with Insider appeared to show.
Three passengers said they were told by crew that there was a medical emergency on one plane that was waiting to take off, with emergency services attending, causing further problems.
An American Airlines passenger, Joyce Cappuccio, said they were made to wait on the plane for 3 hours after they arrived at the airport and couldn't get to the terminal as a result of the disruptions.
Data from FlightAware shows more than 300 flights were delayed at LaGuardia Airport Friday and 109 flights were canceled.
Last month the Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop for flights to the airport due to reduced visibility from wildfire smoke, per CNN. LaGuardia didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider, made outside normal working hours.
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