Airline crew shortages, delayed flights leave passengers angry, frustrated: ‘Worst travel experience ever’

Many airline passengers are having a tough time these days.

On a recent Delta flight from Atlanta, Ga., to New York City, passenger Travis Foreman had a very bumpy experience.

Not a big fan of flights — especially flights with turbulence — Foreman said he was thankful when his flight finally neared John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) in Queens.

But the same weather that had caused turbulence in the air was now also causing issues at JFK, keeping Foreman’s flight from landing in his home state. 

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The plane circled and circled — and when finally given the green light, the plane began its descent, Foreman recalled.

“Within three minutes of [the plane] being told to land, the airport completely shuts down,” Foreman of Riverhead, N.Y., told Fox News Digital. 

“We can’t hover anymore, because we’re running out of fuel,” he said.

Foreman said his flight was diverted to Norfolk, Virginia. 

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The passengers were told the plane would refuel and go back to JFK, according to Foreman. It was 6 p.m.

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“The flight attendant comes on and says, ‘Don’t shoot the messenger, but we’re delayed until 6:30 a.m,'” Foreman said, adding that the time was then changed to 8:30 a.m. 

“I thought, ‘This can’t be real,'” he said. 

Passengers scrambled to find hotel rooms, which were few and far between because of other flights that were cancelled before Foreman’s, he said.

The rental car line was two hours long, Foreman said — and when he finally spoke to an agent, he learned there were no cars available.

The tickets…