A Delta Air Lines flight from Las Vegas was canceled Monday after several passengers and at least one crew member fell ill amid “uncomfortable temperatures” on the plane while waiting for it to take off during a relentless heat wave, it said. The airline.
Several customers on Flight 555, which was headed to Atlanta from Harry Reid International Airport, were treated by first responders, including a passenger and a flight attendant who had to be transported to a local hospital, according to Delta.
“We apologize for the experience our customers had on Flight 555,” the airline said in a statement. “Delta teams are investigating 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”.
The airline said the customers were accommodated on other flights and received a direct apology and a gesture of compensation for their experience.
Video shared online by a social media user who said they were on the plane showed someone being carried on a stretcher.
Krista Garvin, Fox News Field Producer, He said he was on the flight when the incident occurred., calling it a “CRAZY experience.” She said several passengers passed out due to the heat.
in a series of tweetsGarvin said the flight was initially delayed and then, once passengers were finally allowed to board, they sat for “almost 3 hours on a hot plane in 111 degree weather” waiting for takeoff.
The plane eventually had to return to the gate because people were “passing out,” he said.
In the video he shared on Twitter, a voice could be heard on the plane’s intercom apologizing “for the hot situation back there.” NBC News could not immediately independently verify the video and Garvin did not immediately respond to a request for comment overnight.
