MIAMI — Nearly 200 people on their way to Miami were stuck in the Bahamas Monday after their plane was diverted, possibly due to weather.
Local 10 News received video footage from passenger Marcus Bolden, who was on American Airlines Flight 1917.
It was supposed to land in Miami before 4 p.m. Monday, but they didn’t arrive until about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Bolden said the plane was stuck on the tarmac for several hours with no air conditioning and multiple people passed out from overheating.
He said they were finally let off the plane and inside the airport terminal in the Bahamas.
“Every time the time rolls around that they said the plane was going to depart, they changed it to a different time,” Bolden said. “We don’t know if we’re going to be here all night.”
The plane eventually did depart, arriving in Miami early Tuesday.
Local 10 News has reached out to American Airlines to learn more about why the plane diversion happened, but have yet to hear back as of the time of this story’s publishing.
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