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Suburban Dad Takes Plane, Trains and Automobile Journey After Flight Stranded on Tarmac for 7 Hours

Alan Tuerkheimer took an Uber, Amtrak and another flight after United canceled his Newark trip, while at least one other flight sat for seven hours.

Summary by NBC Chicago
Rushing to get back to Chicago to see his daughter’s talent show and be home for his son’s birthday, one suburban dad’s journey home turned into a real planes, trains and automobiles story after his flight was stranded on a tarmac for hours Wednesday. Alan Tuerkheimer was one of the many passengers on the United Flight that was left parked on a non-active runway Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey for nearly seven hours on Wednesd…

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NEW YORK – Multiple-flight passengers from United Airlines claim that they were trapped for hours inside planes at Newark Liberty International airport on Wednesday, while some flights ended up being cancelled after long delays on the runway. Alan Tuerkheimer said he boarded his flight to Chicago at 5:40 p.m., but what followed became a desperate experience. “We boarded the plane at 5:40 p.m. and there all the chaos and trouble began. We ended u…

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NBC Chicago broke the news in Chicago, United States on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
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