A packaged United -flight from Newark to Dublin brought for days stranded in Snowy Newfoundland after an emergency distribution.
United Flight 23 departed from Newark Liberty Airport on Thursday, with passengers, including the American Top Catholic Cardinal Timothy Dolan then a passenger suffered a medical emergency.
The drama unfolded about three hours after the trip and the Boeing 777-200 was diverted to St. John's International Airport in Newfoundland, Canada.
United Airlines said that medical staff met the plane on arrival at St. John's and transported a passenger to a local hospital.
While that passenger received medical treatment, the other 259 passengers and 12 crew members were stuck at the small airport in Snowy Rural Canada and unable to fly due to strong wind.
Cardinal Dolan made the best of the situation and even held a mass in a local church where he greeted the hospitality of the local population.
But other passengers were less relaxed and shared on social media that they were stranded at the airport and have no access to their luggage for days.
“Update in which United informs us that we cannot get access to our checked luggage because it is too windy outside,” said a passenger on X.
'They could not give it to us yesterday for various reasons with regard to staff and planned departure. So it is 48 hours without clothing in Newfoundland while he is 20f outside. '
A full flight from United Airlines, with the archbishop of New York on board, was stranded in Canada for days after an emergency distribution
The St. John's International Airport warned passengers on Thursday that they could experience delays due to snow prognoses in the area
The international airport of St. John warned passengers on Thursday that they could experience delays because of the weather.
'Snow is predicted tonight until tomorrow morning. Contact your airline before going to the airport and give extra time to arrive safely, “said the airport on Facebook.
Cardinal Dolan eventually went to work and took the mass on Saturday while the delays were understood, CBS News reported.
'We left Newark, New Jersey, on our way to Dublin … And we ended up here with you and we are still. We can't get out of it due to bad weather, “said Dolan from the cathedral of Basilica of St. Johannes de Baptist.
The 75-year-old Cardinal thanked his hosts in a genuine social media post.
“Thanks to the graceful people of St. John the Baptist in St. John's, Newfoundland, who took me after my flight to Ireland was grounded,” he said.
“It was my joy to offer mass in the cathedral that is said to be archbishop John Joseph Hughes inspired to build @stpatsnyc.”
On Sunday morning United Airlines said that the circumstances improved and that they could get passengers during their flight to Ireland.
Passengers shared on social media that they had been stranded at the airport and were unable not to have access to their luggage for days
On Sunday morning United Airlines said that the circumstances improved and that they could get passengers during their flight to Ireland
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, was aboard the flight and was chairman of the Mass in a local church when the flight was not yet moved on Saturday
United Flight 23 departed from Newark Liberty Airport on Thursday and was on its way to Dublin, Ireland, when it was forced to make an emergency landing
“While the strong wind was grounded on the plane, we have given hotel accommodation and meal vouchers for our customers,” United said.
“With the weather improved, the flight left on Sunday morning from St. John's to Dublin and arrived at 4.18 pm (local time).”
Thousands of flights were delayed or canceled on Sunday when a deadly bomcyclone was ready to hit the northeast.
More than 2,000 flights in, in and out of the US were delayed and more than 1,000 canceled from 10 am on Sunday, according to Flightaware.
Weather.com Meteorologist Orelon Sidney said that icy conditions at some locations can make traveling 'impossible'.
Bot-chilling cold would touch the northern plains with low temperatures in the minus 30s F near the Canadian border.
