US Flight Shutdown | Video Captures Moment Cabin Announced US Flight Shutdown

A passenger stranded on an airplane on the tarmac at Chicago O'Hare International Airport recorded a cabin announcement about the nationwide flight grounding on Friday (November 13). The passenger, who asked not to be named, was traveling from Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, to Chicago. The flight was delayed departing Punta Cana and, after landing at O'Hare, remained on the tarmac for about two and a half hours. Reuters verified the location and date using metadata from the original file. The location was further confirmed by matching buildings, the road layout and streetlights against archive imagery.

A passenger stranded on an airplane on the tarmac at Chicago O'Hare International Airport recorded a cabin announcement about the nationwide flight grounding on Friday (November 13). The passenger, who asked not to be named, was traveling from Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, to Chicago. The flight was delayed departing Punta Cana and, after landing at O'Hare, remained on the tarmac for about two and a half hours. Reuters verified the location and date using metadata from the original file. The location was further confirmed by matching buildings, the road layout and streetlights against archive imagery.