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'Crew Is Vomiting:' Hear Soundbite From Boston-Bound Flight Forced To Divert To Dulles Airport 'Crew Is Vomiting:' Hear Soundbite From Boston-Bound Flight Forced To Divert To Dulles Airport
'Crew Is Vomiting:' Hear Soundbite From Boston-Bound Flight Forced To Divert To Dulles Airport "We need to get this plane on the ground ASAP." A soundbite from a Boston-bound flight briefly diverted to a Virginia airport over the weekend due to a customer experiencing a medical issue has been released. And it's not pretty. The incident happened on Flight UA2477, which departed Houston on Sunday, July 28, a United Airlines spokesman said.  While United did say a medical issue suffered by a passenger caused a quick diversion to Washington-Dulles Airport in Loudoun and Fairfax counties, the airline did not specify the nature of the episode. A soundbite from someone on the f…
Southwest Cancels 1,800-Plus Weekend Flights, Citing Air Traffic Control Issues, Weather Southwest Cancels 1,800-Plus Weekend Flights, Citing Air Traffic Control Issues, Weather
Southwest Cancels 1,800-Plus Weekend Flights, Citing Air Traffic Control Issues, Weather Southwest Airlines has canceled more than 1,800 of its flights this weekend, citing bad weather and air traffic control issues. According to a report from CNBC, the airline canceled 1,000-plus flights on Sunday, Oct. 10, after canceling 808 on Saturday, Oct. 9. "ATC issues and disruptive weather have resulted in a high volume of cancellations throughout the weekend while we work to recover our operation," the airline tweeted on Saturday. "We appreciate your patience as we accommodate affected Customers, and Customer Service wait times are longer than usual." ATC issues and disruptive w…