About 50 Alaska Airlines passengers ended up spending the night on emergency cots at a Washington airport after a flight to Seattle ran into trouble on Saturday, Nov. 7. Their unexpected accommodations came courtesy of the American Red Cross and local emergency workers.
The plane, carrying 127 passengers and eight crew members from Dallas-Fort Worth, had diverted to Yakima Air Terminal after severe weather disrupted its approach to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
The crew initially planned to refuel and continue to Seattle, but a problem with the aircraft’s fuel indicator grounded the flight overnight. Passengers were reportedly left without airline-provided hotel rooms or meal vouchers, leaving local organizations to arrange food and shelter…