How a 4-hour flight became a 30-hour nightmare
Other, hopefully more fortunate, Delta airplanes. Imagine this: You just had a relaxing vacation in the Dominican Republic, and now it's time to head back to New York City. It's going to be cold in the Big Apple, but you're taking with you warm memories. A four-hour flight is all that stands between you and your destination. Or so you thought. Delta Flight 944 was scheduled to take its 159 passengers from Punta Cana to John F. Kennedy International Airport on Monday, arriving at 6:15 p.m. local time. But the plane didn't land in New York until about 8 p.m. on Tuesday night. In the 28-ish hours between departing from the Dominican Republic and making it to their original destination, the unfortunate passengers saw almost everything modern air travel could throw at them. First, there was a diversion. The plane made it all the way to New York City but had to circle overhead because of heavy traffic at the airport. Eventually the pilot announced they were diverting to New ...
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