A vacation flight from Milwaukee turned into a frightening ordeal for a group of Wisconsin travelers after the Mexican army killed a leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, causing panic at the Puerto Vallarta airport Sunday morning.
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Patti Beck of Rochester was among a travel group from the Waterford area aboard a flight to Puerto Vallarta when the situation unfolded. After landing, passengers were held on the tarmac for about an hour and a half as panic spread outside the aircraft.
“We see all the employees, as well as traveler,s running away from the airport. Literally running away,” Beck said. “On the tarmac.”…