Passengers on a United Airlines flight, rerouted at Goose Bay Airport in northeastern Canada, were stuck aboard the aircraft for more than 16 hours in freezing weather, according to the channel. CBC.
A suffering passage. United Flight 179, connecting Newark near New York City and Hong Kong, was called into action Saturday night in Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador because of a medical emergency, the company said. CBC. The suffering passenger was hospitalized but a mechanical problem prevented the aircraft from taking off again, so the passengers had to stay on board because there is no customs officer at night at this airport, CBC said. The 250 or so passengers remained on board for more than 13 hours while awaiting the arrival of a replacement aircraft, passengers told the public channel.
Cold. One of them, Sonjay Dutt, contacted by phone, complained that it was not very hot on the plane and that the arrival of food and coffee after several hours of waiting had not enough to appease the grumbling of the passengers. It was -30 ° in Goose Bay and the cold could be the cause of the malfunction of a door that prevented the plane from starting again. Much of Canada, including the east of the country, is experiencing an episode of freezing cold and heavy snowfall this weekend that is disrupting road traffic and has resulted in flight cancellations at several airports, including Montreal.