Delta passengers fall sick while waiting on Vegas tarmac in triple-digit temperatures
At least one Delta passenger was taken to the hospital for heat-related illness after the plane sat on the tarmac in Las Vegas, where temperatures reached triple digits. At least one Delta passenger was taken to the hospital for heat-related illness after the plane sat on the tarmac for hours on Monday in Las Vegas, where temperature s reached triple digits. Passengers on a Delta flight to Atlanta experienced extreme heat while the plane was taxiing at Harry Reid International Airport, resulting in multiple people being treated, according to an eyewitness statement. Krista Garvin, a field producer for Fox News, was on the Delta flight on Monday, where she tweeted about the "insane experience." MORE: 2 killed in New Zealand construction site shooting, suspect also dead: Police "@Delta what an INSANE experience. First, we were delayed because you did not have a flight attendant," Garvin tweeted. "Then we finally board and sit for almost 3 hours on a hot plane ...