US Edition2 US-bound flights from Mexico stuck on tarmac for hours after being diverted to Alabama airport without customs staff
- Two Delta flights, DL 1828 from Cabo San Lucas and DL 599 from Mexico City, diverted to Montgomery, Alabama, on Thursday.
- Severe weather, including thunderstorms and wind shear, prevented the flights from landing in Atlanta or Birmingham.
- Passengers aboard both international flights, totaling nearly 300, were stuck on the tarmac awaiting customs processing.
- Passengers received only water and cookies during the seven-hour wait; Forbes said, "They had roped off a square area and both flights were in there."
- Delta apologized for the experience and offered full refunds as new crews flew passengers to Atlanta the next morning.
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Delta passengers stuck for hours on plane, guarded by police inside wrong airport
Passengers aboard two international flights were forced to stay on the planes overnight at an airport at which they were never supposed to land, then guarded by police once they were allowed into the terminal Thursday night,
2 US-bound flights from Mexico stuck on tarmac for hours after being diverted to Alabama airport without customs staff
Nearly 300 passengers on board two international flights heading to Atlanta on Thursday were stuck for hours on an Alabama tarmac after their flights were diverted, amid severe weather, to a small airport without Customs and Border Protection staffing.
Hundreds of Delta passengers spend night on tarmac after planes diverted to airport with no customs
Bad weather forced nearly 300 Delta passengers from Mexico to spend the night on the tarmac -- because their planes were diverted to a regional airport in Alabama with no customs to process them.
Hundreds of Passengers Forced to Stay on Planes Overnight After International Flights Diverted to Airport with No Customs
Two Delta flights from Mexico were diverted from their Atlanta destination to a regional airport in Alabama due to weather concerns — but as the airport has no customs, the nearly 300 passengers were unable to leave the planes and were forced to stay put all night.
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