Dozens of passengers were stranded on the tarmac at Boston’s Logan International Airport for hours
Dozens of passengers were stranded for hours on the tarmac at Boston’s Logan International Airport on Sunday night. Passengers said the long delays were due to problems with aircraft de-icing at the busy airport. More than half a dozen planes carrying hundreds of passengers waited on the tarmac at Terminal A for hours into the night.” to backups for departing and arriving flights. We are working to restore our operations and resume a normal flight schedule throughout the day,” Delta said in a statement Monday morning. One man said he and 100 others on a Delta flight bound for Chicago were on the plane for more than six hours. The problems didn̵[ads1]7;t even stop outside the planes for many travelers.” When we finally got down here we were told that the bags had been taken off the plane. There was an announcement above the plane and that they had been put on a ramp but not on the carousel, and it was at least an hour ago,” said Dan Parlato, a passenger on a plane for more than three hours. Officials from MassPort and Logan have not yet addressed the delays, but according to According to the US Department of Transportation, there are limits to how long an airline can hold passengers on a plane. For flights departing from a US airport, airlines must begin moving the aircraft to a location where passengers can safely disembark three hours before for domestic flights and four hours for international flights. For arriving flights, airlines are required to give passengers an opportunity to safely disembark before three hours for domestic flights and hours for international flights. Exceptions to the time limits are permitted only for safety, security or air traffic control-related reasons.
Dozens of passengers were stranded for hours on the tarmac at Boston’s Logan International Airport Sunday night.
Passengers said the long delays were due to problems with aircraft de-icing at the busy airport.
More than half a dozen planes carrying hundreds of passengers waited on the tarmac at Terminal A for hours into the night.
“We apologize to our customers who were disrupted and delayed due to the winter weather in Boston. The event combined with deicing delays is causing backups for departing and arriving flights. We are working to restore operations and resume a normal flight schedule throughout the day,” said Participate in a statement Monday morning.
One man said he and 100 others on a Delta flight bound for Chicago were on the plane for more than six hours.
The problems did not even stop the flights for many travelers.
“We were told when we finally got down here that the bags were taken off the plane. There was an overhead announcement and they were put out on a ramp but not on the carousel and that was at least an hour ago,” Dan said. Parlato, a passenger on a plane for more than three hours.
Officials from MassPort and Logan have yet to address the delays, but according to the U.S. Department of Transportation, there are limits to how long an airline can hold passengers on a plane.
For flights departing from a US airport, airlines are required to begin moving the aircraft to a place where passengers can safely disembark before three hours for domestic flights and four hours for international flights.
For arriving flights, airlines are required to give passengers an opportunity to safely disembark before three hours for domestic flights and hours for international flights.
Exceptions to the time limits are permitted only for safety, security or air traffic control-related reasons.
