Connecticut
CT travelers upset over being stuck in PA airport with ‘no answers’ from airline
Passengers on an American Airlines flight from Philadelphia to Hartford are frustrated after they said they were stranded in the airport overnight, many for nearly 24 hours, with no answers from the airline.
Flight 3195 to Bradley International Airport was supposed to take off Saturday night, but never did.
“We got on the plane for about 45 minutes, and they told us that there were mechanical issues, and we probably would not be getting out of there tonight, to make other accommodations,” Nichole Delgreco of Meriden, said.
Delgreco, her parents and teenaged daughter were heading home from a family vacation to Jamaica. Their layover was in Philadelphia, and they hoped to be home Saturday night.
Instead, they said they slept on the floor of the airport.
“If you looked in the airport, there were people scattered everywhere,” Delgreco said. “They said come back at 8 a.m., and you can be on the next flight. There was no next flight.”
Delgreco said she never got ahold of anyone from American Airlines, and no one contacted her. The family waited in the airport Sunday, but the flight continued to be delayed.
“They told us nothing at all. What they kept doing is just delaying the flight. The time would come where we were supposed to depart, and it would just get moved to another time. It probably happened six or seven times. Not one worker came over to accommodate us at all,” Delgreco said. “No water, not even a sorry.”
To make matters worse, their medications were inaccessible on the plane.
“Me and my father both have heart conditions, and they both have diabetes. Their medications were on the carry-on bag that they were told to put on the plane,” she said. “[We] were unable to take their medication for over 24 hours.”
Keith Reynolds, of Old Saybrook, was in the same boat.
“I have agent orange [and] Parkinson’s, and a number of other issues from Vietnam,” he said. “By Sunday, I’m beginning to get nervous that I won’t be home to get my meds.”
He said he first heard from the airline on Sunday afternoon.
“One o’clock Sunday,” he recalled, “that was the first time that [an] American Airlines employee actually said, ‘Well, let me see if there’s any other way to get you home.’ Not one suggested anything or tried to rebook me or tried to do anything to help me.”
Reynolds was booked on a flight to Providence and a friend picked him up.
The Delgrecos spent over $300 on a rental car and drove the four hours from Pennsylvania.
They’re frustrated by the ordeal, and hope the airline will make it right.
NBC Connecticut asked American Airlines for comment but have not heard back.
“I never expected a company as big as American Airlines to fall so flat on its face for so many people,” Reynolds said. “All 130-ish of us got off that plane at 12:30 at night to a closed airport, and not one person was there off that gate to guide us as to where to go next, what to do…nothing. That never changed the whole time I was there.”
“They need to be held accountable for what they did,” Delgreco said. “It was unacceptable.”
Connecticut
Florida High School State Bronze Medalist Dajah German Verbals To Connecticut For Fall 2027
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Florida high school state bronze medalist Dajah German has announced her verbal commitment to swim and study at the University of Connecticut beginning in the fall of 2027. She publicized the news on SwimCloud, writing:
I am so excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at the University of Connecticut! I’m incredibly grateful for everyone who has supported me throughout this journey, my family, coaches, teammates, and friends who have pushed me to be my best throughout the years. And a very special thank you to Coach Chris and Coach Nicole for believing in me and giving me this opportunity. I’m so excited for what’s ahead. GO HUSKIES!
A rising senior at Fort Lauderdale High School in Florida, German trains year-round with Swim Fort Lauderdale and primarily specializes in the sprint and middle-distance freestyle events.
German has improved each year of her high school career, most recently dropping from 23.78, 51.39, and 1:50.56 in the 50/100/200 free to 23.54, 51.35, and 1:49.69 during the 2025-26 short course season.
German’s top meet of the season was the Florida Senior Championships in March, where she recorded her current PBs in both the 50 and 200 free. She finished second in the 500 free (4:55.94) and 1650 free (17:02.78), third in both the 50 free and 200 free, and fifth in the 100 free (51.43). She set her current 100 free PB at a smaller holiday meet in December. In the 500 free, she clocked a season-best 4:55.21 at the Speedo Cup in January, with her lifetime best of 4:53.19 coming at the 2025 Florida Senior Championships.
German has qualified for the FHSAA (Florida High School Athletic Association) State Championships for the past three years, with her top performance coming at the 2025 iteration in November. She placed third in the 50 free (23.96), fifth in the 500 free (5:01.12), and helped Fort Lauderdale to fourth place in both the 200 free relay (24.64 leadoff) and 400 free relay (53.08 anchor).
Top SCY Times:
- 50 Freestyle: 23.54
- 100 Freestyle: 51.35
- 200 Freestyle: 1:49.69
- 500 Freestyle: 4:53.19
A Division I Mid-Major program, Connecticut competes in the Big East, with the women’s team placing second out of seven teams at this past season’s conference championships. German’s current lifetime bests would have placed third in the 200 free, fourth in the 500 free, eighth in the 50 free, and ninth in the 100 free, setting her up as an immediate contributor with two full seasons of training still ahead before her first conference meet.
German joins Anna Mumford, Lyla Devlin, Lena Brown, and Louisa Holda in committing to the Huskies’ class of 2031 so far.
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Here are the forecast details for northern Connecticut via the National Weather Service:
Today: Sunny, with a high near 80. Light west wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: A chance of showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 59. Southeast wind around 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
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