Passengers on an Air Transat plane were reportedly stuck in the aircraft for about six hours on Monday on a runway at Ottawa International Airport.
The aircraft, originating from Brussels, was scheduled to land at Montreal's Trudeau airport by mid-afternoon, but passengers were informed that storms in the Montreal-area had delayed flight time.
The plane was therefore re-routed to the Ottawa airport.
In an interview with The Canadian Press, a passenger -- Maryanne Zehil, said that passengers were unable to leave the plane after it landed in Ottawa for a period of about six hours.
She reported it was very hot, and passengers had trouble breathing.
One passenger dialled 911 to notify them of the situation, and only then were steps taken to comfort the passengers, including the distribution of water bottles.
At that time, the passengers had been aboard the plane for about 15 hours total.
It appears that the captain was waiting for an opportunity to refuel before leaving Ottawa.