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A JetBlue flight from Aeropuerto Internacional del Cibao (STI) in the Dominican Republic to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) diverted back to its origin when the air conditioning reportedly did not work and caused passengers to faint.
@OSHA_DOL @FAANews Happening now: JetBlue flight 1924 hot cabin got to 96 degrees. People fainting sent to hospital as flight had to divert. What are we doing about planes being sent out with constant overheating issues!?
— Tyesha (@TyeshaNBest) July 12, 2023
Flight B6 1924 was delayed over three hours while maintenance attempted to fix the onboard air conditioning. They allowed passengers to board and told them that the air conditioning would begin working in flight. It didn’t. The Airbus A321 reached an internal temperature of over 96 degrees, which caused people to faint and be taken to the hospital upon landing. Tyesha Nicole Best, President of the TWU Local 579 union, tweeted these details above.
@JetBlue Flight 1924 absolute worst experience. Was supposed to fly from Santiago, Dominican Republic (STI) to Boston, USA (BOS) and the flight was delayed three hours. We were supposed to leave at 10:05am but departed at around 1:30pm.
— Julio Tavarez (@Too_chalant) July 12, 2023
Now we are stuck at the Santiago airport STI with no idea what is going to happen. @JetBlue this is terrible service and there needs to compensation and accountability for the lack of respect for our health, safety, and time.
— Julio Tavarez (@Too_chalant) July 12, 2023
A passenger named Julio Tavarez, shared a similar story (minus the people needing medical attention).
Looking at the flight status, it does show a diversion back to Aeropuerto Internacional del Cibao (STI).
The flight looks like it was cancelled after returning to the airport.
Anthony’s Take: Summer heat and no air conditioning make for a bad travel experience. JetBlue should not have allowed this flight to takeoff with a broken air conditioner. Hopefully, any passengers that needed medical attention got treated and nothing was too serious.
(H/T: Paddle Your Own Kanoo.)
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2 comments
I was in this flight and the temperature was a lot more than 96 degrees the outside temperature at santiago was over 90 and the airflow from outside after opening the cabin felt like a 65 f degrees breeze so come on I now what 96 degrees feels like
Thanks for commenting. Were people fainting as was described in the tweets? It sounds like a rough situation all around and one that was poorly handled by JetBlue. I hope you get to Boston tomorrow.