American Airlines passengers in Miami stuck on sweltering Boeing plane: travelers

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American Airlines passengers say they were stuck on a hot Boeing jet that was suffering electrical problems in Miami before switching to another plane Thursday. (Credit: Terri and Bobbie Barbour)

American Airlines passengers were stuck on a sweltering Boeing jet for more than an hour while waiting to depart from Miami to Costa Rica late Thursday night, two travelers told FOX Business.

The American Airlines Flight 1353 passengers say they were deplaned twice before being switched to another aircraft at Miami International Airport. Data from FlightAware says the Boeing 737 eventually left around five hours after scheduled departure and arrived in San Jose earlier this morning. 

«All the little kids were crying, it got to the point that second time we were on there, where it was like, it had to be at least 95 degrees in there. It was ridiculous,» passenger Daniel Solana, who says he was traveling with his 3-year-old son for a nephew’s baptism, told FOX Business. «The majority of the passengers were upset, they just wanted answers. Every time they deplaned us, they didn’t have answers.» 

One video obtained by FOX Business shows passengers trying to cool themselves off by waving sheets of paper as the flight’s captain is heard saying over the intercom «the power is just not working for us today.» Another shows the plane’s lights flickering, leading a disgruntled passenger to complain «here we go again!» 

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Passengers onboard American Airlines Flight 1353 are told that the plane is having electrical problems. (Courtesy Terri and Bobbie Barbour)

American Airlines said Friday they were looking into the situation. 

Solana says when he boarded the