Plane passengers pass out after being stuck on tarmac for hours amid heat wave

Multiple passengers and at least one crew member on board a Delta Air Lines flight experienced heat-related illness after the plane was stuck on the tarmac for hours in temperatures above 43 C (111 F), according to eyewitness statements.

Delta Flight 555 was supposed to fly out of Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport on Monday, but was cancelled due to the high volume of people falling ill. ---More...