The trip to Las Vegas for NRL CEO Andrew Abdo and ARLC chairman Peter V’landys has been delayed after their flight was turned back due to air conditioning issues.

Nine’s Danny Weidler broke the news on X, revealing Knights CEO Peter Parr and Newcastle fans were also on the flight.

The flight was in the air for more than an hour before it was diverted back to Sydney.

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The Las Vegas plane’s flightpath.  Nine

Former Knights player Mark Hughes along with Newcastle fans were also on the flight.

The Las Vegas fixtures don’t start until March 1 when Hull KR and Leeds kick off at 11am (AEDT).

North Queensland and Newcastle will be the first NRL match, followed by the Bulldogs and Dragons.

All four sides have already arrived in Sin City with the Bulldogs training at the Las Vegas Raiders’ high performance centre.

Bulldogs general manager Phil Gould said there had been a lot of planning towards the club’s Vegas venture.

“Our staff have done a great job, meticulously doing that (planning),” he told 9news Sydney.

“The corporate team have done a great job. The club itself, we brought every staff member across, something like 80-odd staff members across here to be part of this, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience for them and experience for our fans.”

On Wednesday, NRL league tag clinics and games along with NFL flag football games will take place at Clark County School District.

That will be followed by the opening of a fan hub and media launch at Resorts World.

The NRL Vegas Nines starts on Thursday with the fan fest taking place Fremont St that night.