Four-Hour Flight Turns Into 30-Hour Nightmare For Delta Airline Passengers

 

The weather forecast was less than ideal for the Delta Airlines flight that left Monday afternoon February 15,2016  bound for John F. Kennedy International Airport from Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic, but no one aboard could have imagined just how bad things would get.

According to multiple news reports and tweets from the passengers themselves - the four-hour flight turned into a 30-hour nightmare with two flight diversions caused by bad weather. At one point, the turbulence was so bad, one passenger told NBC that she thought the plane was going to break in half.

"I've never seen an air sick bag used before and many were," said Lauren Karasek, another passenger aboard the flight.

Delta apologized for the problems.

In an emailed statement Wednesday, spokesman Michael Thomas confirmed the multiple diversions.

"Delta flight 944 from Punta Cana was unable to land at JFK due to runway conditions and inclement weather in the New York area. The flight diverted to Manchester, New Hampshire, where it remained overnight to comply with mandated crew rest requirements. The flight redeparted for JFK the following day as Delta flight 9929 but diverted to Boston as a result of severe weather in New York. With improving conditions, the flight arrived at JFK before 8 p.m. EST Tuesday February 16,2016."