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.”

Associated Press

Indiana Fever (11-10, 7-5 Eastern Conference) at Connecticut Sun (3-18, 2-6 Eastern Conference)

Uncasville, Connecticut; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fever -15.5; over/under is 165

BOTTOM LINE: Indiana Fever visits Connecticut Sun trying to continue its three-game road winning streak.

The Sun’s record in Eastern Conference games is 2-6. Connecticut is 2-10 against opponents with a winning record.

The Fever’s record in Eastern Conference games is 7-5. Indiana is 6-3 against opponents with a winning record.

Connecticut is shooting 40.1% from the field this season, 2.4 percentage points lower than the 42.5% Indiana allows to opponents. Indiana has shot at a 46.0% clip from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points below the 46.3% shooting opponents of Connecticut have averaged.

The teams square off for the third time this season. The Fever won 88-71 in the last matchup on June 17. Caitlin Clark led the Fever with 20 points, and Tina Charles led the Sun with 20 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Olivia Nelson-Ododa is averaging 8.7 points and 6.1 rebounds for the Sun. Charles is averaging 13.5 points over the last 10 games.

Aliyah Boston is averaging 16.2 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists for the Fever. Kelsey Mitchell is averaging 21.5 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sun: 1-9, averaging 73.8 points, 31.4 rebounds, 16.4 assists, 6.7 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 39.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 88.0 points per game.

Fever: 5-5, averaging 85.1 points, 34.3 rebounds, 21.5 assists, 7.6 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 82.2 points.

INJURIES: Sun: Marina Mabrey: out (knee).

Fever: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

An elderly woman has died after being hit by a pickup truck in Norwalk Saturday morning, police said.

The police department said the crash happened on Connecticut Avenue around 10:15 a.m.

Responding officers said an 84-year-old woman sustained serious injuries and was taken to the hospital, where she later died.

The woman has been identified as Josephine Pimpinella, according to police.

Police said Pimpinella was struck by a pickup truck while crossing the driveway of 133 Connecticut Ave.

Detectives are conducting an investigation and they ask anyone with information to contact them at 203-854-3035.

You can also leave an anonymous tip on their website or by texting “NORWALKPD” followed by the message to 847411.