00:00 The Department of Transportation is launching an investigation over the shocking news that
00:04 a Delta plane sat on the tarmac in Las Vegas for multiple hours in sweltering conditions.
00:10 Passengers in the plane trying to get to Atlanta were stuck in 111-degree heat, with paramedics
00:15 reportedly wheeling multiple people off the plane and flight attendants falling ill, according
00:21 to Fox Business.
00:22 Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg spoke to Reuters about the incident.
00:26 The reports are shocking and we are investigating.
00:29 I want to know how it was possible for passengers to be left in triple-digit heat on board an
00:35 airplane for that long.
00:37 Even at normal temperatures, a tarmac delay is not supposed to go that long and we have
00:41 rules about that, which we're actively enforcing and this is being investigated right now.
00:45 DOT officials said the airlines are required to ensure comfortable temperatures in the
00:49 cabin during tarmac delays.
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