A Delta plane had a rather lengthy setback. Picture: Eddie Maloney
A New York-bound flight from the Dominican Republic that was diverted to New Hampshire and Boston has arrived ... 30 hours later.
The Delta flight left Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic on Monday afternoon (local time) and arrived in Queens around 8pm Tuesday. It had been scheduled to arrive in Queens around 6.15pm Monday.
Officials say inclement weather prevented it from landing and the plane was diverted to Manchester, New Hampshire.
Suffice to say, bemused passengers weren’t exactly thrilled at the delay.
Well @delta we landed, just in the wrong state.
— Kahlua Coffee Jer (@ejeremy98) February 15, 2016
They're letting us off 20 people at a time, but they rejected my emergency snow slide idea as "unrealistic." Whatever.
— Lauren Karasek (@ElleKarasek) February 16, 2016
28+ hours after we were supposed to land, Yinyin, Lingz & I are home 🙌 http://pic.twitter.com/CUzPEf4GX7
— Lauren Karasek (@ElleKarasek) February 17, 2016
@delta diverted flight DL 944. My family and I are now renting a car. Your agents are rude and won't even put our names on the list. Done!!
— Aye Soe (@ayesoe) February 16, 2016
Customs agents drove from Portland, Maine to Manchester to process the passengers. The Manchester airport doesn’t usually accept international flights. Delta says customers were provided hotel accommodations.
Officials say the Tuesday flight was then diverted to Boston due to wind and turbulence. Passengers say some people fell ill and needed oxygen.
Delta tells WHDH-TV it hasn’t made any official compensation offers.
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