![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/delta-flight-passengers-pass-out-and-soil-themselves-in-43c-heat-as-heat-dome-bakes-us/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1_Delta-Airlines.jpg&description=Passengers on a Delta flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta were forced to wait for three hours on the runway in unairconditioned conditions, leaving many requiring medical treatment Delta Airline passengers passed out and soiled themselves in 43C heat while waiting to take off as a sweltering heat dome bakes the US. Travellers on board a flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta at Harry Reid International Airport had to be revived with oxygen by flight attendants as passengers fell ill due to the extreme heat. Passengers were forced to wait on the runway with no air conditioning for three hours while several flights took off. At least five were taken off the flight due to the heat on the aircraft. Krista Garvin, a Fox News field producer, was on the plane when she said a decision was made to take everyone off due to the volume of people being sick, as staff tried to cool the plane down. Paramedics were called to the airport to attend to the passengers, as she later revealed crew had also fallen ill from the stifling temperatures. Were you on the Delta flight? Get in touch with us on webnews@mirror.co.uk She documented her experience on Twitter, writing: "What an INSANE experience. First we were delayed because you did not have a flight attendant. "Then we finally board and sit for almost 3 hours on a hot plane in 111F (43C) degree weather. "Now we are heading back to the gate cause people are passing out. We are now being told you can get off but there isn't another flight out to ATL for days. "This is actually nuts. Paramedics are on now. I've seen a total of three people wheeled out so far. Oxygen tanks are being pulled out. "They said to press your call button if you need medical assistance. Babies are screaming, crying. They're handing out sandwiches to the diabetics. I am just shook." According to the National Weather Service, the temperature at the airport fluctuated between 43C and 46C on Monday. Delta confirmed it would be investigating the circumstances in which passen){kind=link}
Passengers on a Delta flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta were forced to wait for three hours on the runway in unairconditioned conditions, leaving many requiring medical treatment
Delta Airline passengers passed out and soiled themselves in 43C heat while waiting to take off as a sweltering heat dome bakes the US.
Travellers on board a flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta at Harry Reid International Airport had to be revived with oxygen by flight attendants as passengers fell ill due to the extreme heat.
Passengers were forced to wait on the runway with no air conditioning for three hours while several flights took off. At least five were taken off the flight due to the heat on the aircraft.
Krista Garvin, a Fox News field producer, was on the plane when she said a decision was made to take everyone off due to the volume of people being sick, as staff tried to cool the plane down.