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 * Thousands of passengers got stuck on dozens of planes waiting to take off at
   LaGuardia airport.
 * The airport said the flight disruptions on Friday were caused by "weather
   conditions." 
 * One plane waiting to take off had a medical emergency and the cabin of
   another filled with smoke. 

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I WENT INSIDE A HIDDEN ROOM WHERE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SLEEP ON LONG-HAUL FLIGHTS.
I WAS AMAZED BY ITS SMALL SIZE AND COMFY BEDS.

 * On Air New Zealand's Boeing 777-300ER, flight attendants rest in a room
   hidden above economy class.
 * I explored the secret bedroom with an in-service flight manager. 
 * As I scaled the steps up to the room, I entered a cramped space with eight
   beds and storage. 

Long-haul flights often involve cramped quarters and attempts at sleeping.

It's not just the passengers who get a rest. When flight attendants and pilots
work lengthy flights, they also take a break — in tiny rooms hidden on planes.

On the way back to the US from New Zealand, I got to go behind the scenes and
get a first-hand look at what the flight attendants' break room on Air New
Zealand's Boeing 777-300ER. Take a look inside.

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Thousands of passengers got stuck for hours on planes waiting to take off at
LaGuardia Airport on Friday due to delays caused by bad weather.

More than 60 aircraft operated by airlines including Delta, American and
Southwest were queuing for hours to take off from the New York airport.
LaGuardia said the flight disruptions were caused by "weather conditions." 

Three passengers, who spoke to Insider, said they were told by their pilots that
61 planes were waiting to take off and they had to wait to be cleared for
departure.

Jeremy Gover said passengers on his Southwest flight waited on the plane for
more than two hours before it pushed back from the gate and joined the queue to
take off.

He said the pilot told passengers: "You may not take off for another couple
hours. If you want to get off this aircraft, I suggest you leave now. But know
that there are no more flights. You will be staying in LaGuardia tonight if you
get off."




Passengers on another aircraft had to return to the terminal after waiting for
more than two hours as crew went over their permitted working hours.

 



 

Delta passenger Andrew Mauro said passengers had to leave one aircraft after
water started leaking into the cabin and it filled with smoke, a video shared
with Insider appeared to show. 



Three passengers said they were told by crew that there was a medical emergency
on one plane that was waiting to take off, with emergency services attending,
causing further problems. 

An American Airlines passenger, Joyce Cappuccio, said they were made to wait on
the plane for 3 hours after they arrived at the airport and couldn't get to the
terminal as a result of the disruptions. 

Data from FlightAware shows more than 300 flights were delayed at LaGuardia
Airport Friday and 109 flights were canceled.

Last month the Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop for flights
to the airport due to reduced visibility from wildfire smoke, per CNN. 

LaGuardia didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider, made
outside normal working hours.






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vehicles with over 9,000 EVs from Ford.

The USPS has established contracts to purchase 9,250 EVs from Ford. The postal
service also plans to install 14,000 charging stations across the country to
power its electrified fleet. 

Last year, the USPS only planned to make 10% of its next-generation vehicles
electric, with the other 90% being gas-powered. Public backlash led the
organization to up the ante to over 40% of its new vehicles — around 34,000
EVs. 

The USPS announced in December that it would use $3 billion from the Inflation
Reduction Act to increase its use of EVs. Reuters also reported that the postal
service will buy 66,000 electric vehicles by the end of 2028, and their whole
fleet will be electric after 2026.




The USPS has now begun installing more charging stations in 75 locations. Ford’s
vehicles will be manufactured in Missouri, and they will start delivering the
promised EVs in December 2023, according to Reuters.



Any expansion of electric vehicles is a win for the environment, as they provide
a major opportunity to avoid burning dirty fuels that pollute our communities
and lead to the dangerous overheating of our planet. 

“We are moving forward with our plans to simultaneously improve our service,
reduce our cost, grow our revenue, and improve the working environment for our
employees. Electrification of our vehicle fleet is now an important component of
these initiatives,” Postmaster General DeJoy told The Hill. “We have developed a
strategy that mitigates both cost and risk of deployment — which enables
execution on this initiative to begin now.”

Senator Gary Peters of Michigan, an EV advocate, approves of the plan and will
monitor how the USPS uses its funds.

“I have long pressed the Postal Service to purchase more American-made and
union-made electric delivery trucks, and I applaud today’s announcement that
they will acquire new safe and efficient electric trucks that will be built by
the Ford Motor Company and members of the United Auto Workers,” he said in a
statement.



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