Passengers Faint While Waiting For Takeoff In Las Vegas In Scorching 111-Degree Weather
Flight attendants were seen running up and down the aisles with oxygen tanks as passengers passed out. The pilot advised passengers to "hit your call button if you're having a medical emergency."
Passengers aboard a flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta passed out and needed to be revived with oxygen on Monday as Phoenix broke another heat record for the 19th consecutive day.
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111-degree heat with no air conditioning
The travellers were on board the Delta Air Lines flight at Harry Reid International Airport when they had to be taken off due to the intense heat. They 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.
Flight attendants were seen running up and down the aisles with oxygen tanks as passengers passed out.
As conditions deteriorated, passengers were instructed to remain seated and wait for paramedics to board the plane. At least five individuals were carried off the plane on stretchers. The pilot advised passengers to "hit your call button if you're having a medical emergency."
Passengers were given the option to disembark the plane, but were informed it could take several days to secure another flight.
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'Waited 3 hours on a hot plane'
"First, we were delayed then we were made to 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 can get off but there isn¡¯t another flight out to ATL for days. This is actually nuts," a woman passenger wrote on Twitter.
Paramedics are on now. I¡¯ve seen a total of three people wheeled out so far. Oxygen tanks are being pulled out. They said to press your call button if you need medical assistance. Babies are screaming crying. They¡¯re handing out sandwiches to the diabetics. I am ?.
¡ª Krista Garvin (@Kristaanngarvin) July 18, 2023
In a statement, Delta Airlines said that they had been investigating the situation. A spokesperson said, "We apologize for the experience our customers had on flight 555 from Las Vegas to Atlanta on July 17, which ultimately resulted in a flight cancellation."
"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," it said.
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