Many travelers were at Boston’s Logan International Airport Sunday night. Passengers said the long delay was due to problems clearing flights at busy airports. More than a dozen flights carrying hundreds of passengers were waiting on the tarmac at Terminal A for hours into the night. A man says he and 100 others on a Delta flight to Chicago were on the plane for more than six hours. The problem did not stop once on the plane for many passengers.” We were told when we finally landed here that the bags were taken off the plane. There was an overhead level and that they were thrown on the plane but not on the carousel. , and that was at least an hour ago,” said Dan Parlato, a passenger on the plane for more than three hours. Officials from MassPort and Logan have not commented on delays, however, according to the US Department of Transportation, there are limits. How long an airline can keep passengers on board. For flights departing from US airports, airlines are required to begin moving the plane to a place where passengers can safely disembark three hours before for domestic flights and four hours for boarding. For inbound flights, airlines are required to allow passengers to safely disembark three hours before for domestic flights and one hour for international flights. Exceptions to time limits are permitted only for safety, security or air traffic control purposes.
Dozens of travelers were stranded at Boston’s Logan International Airport Sunday night for several hours.
Passengers said the long delay was due to problems clearing flights at the busy airport.
More than half a dozen planes carrying hundreds of passengers were waiting at the airport in Terminal A for hours into the night.
A man said he and 100 others on a Delta flight to Chicago were on the plane for more than six hours.
The problem did not end once on the plane for many passengers.
“We were told when we finally got down here that the bags had been taken off the plane. There was an announcement that they were being put on the ramp and not on the carousel, that was at least an hour ago, ” said Dan. Parlato, a passenger on the plane for more than three hours.
Officials from MassPort and Logan have not commented on the delay, however according to the US Department of Transportation, there is a limit to how long airlines can keep passengers on a plane.
For flights departing from US airports, airlines are required to begin moving the plane to a place where passengers can safely disembark three hours in advance for domestic flights and four hours in advance for international flights.
For inbound flights, airlines are required to allow passengers to safely disembark three hours before for domestic flights and one hour for international flights.
Exceptions to time limits are permitted only for safety, security or air traffic control purposes.
