Nearly 1,000 travel-weary passengers were forced to wait for their checked luggage for over five hours at a Florida airport due to severe storms and were threatened with arrest if they left the building empty-handed.
International travelers arriving at Orlando International Airport on three separate Virgin Atlantic flights were met with a rude welcome to the Sunshine State when “adverse weather” delayed operations over the weekend, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
Passenger Carol Wick had just returned home to Orlando from a two-week trip to Croatia with her husband. She detailed the troubles she ran into during her 48-hour journey home that included multiple delays and a canceled flight.