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Passengers pass out during long tarmac delay
A Delta Air Lines flight was cancelled after reports of passengers passing out in extreme heat.
Several suffering heat-related illnesses as the Delta flight has a long tarmac delay at Las Vegas Airport.
It was delayed for several hours before Delta cancelled the service.
“We apologize for the experience our customers had, which ultimately resulted in a flight cancelation,” the airline said in a statement,” the airline said.
“Delta teams are looking into the circumstances that led to uncomfortable temperatures inside the cabin.”
Passengers were given a ‘compensatory gesture’ and accommodated on other flights.
A passenger said they were waiting in the cabin without air conditioning for hours in 100-degree heat.
Passengers were given oxygen masks as several passed out.
Delta said only one customer needed medical attention for ‘heat-related discomfort.’
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