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New York-bound flight carries just two passengers

After hours of delays, a New York-bound Delta flight takes off with just two passengers
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On a plane that can carry dozens of passengers, Delta Air Lines flight 6259 carried only two people from Cleveland to New York on Monday, due to hours of delays.

It started with one passenger, Chris O'Leary whose initial flight got canceled and was re-booked to another flight. But when his second flight got delayed, he tweeted:

Hours later, he finally boarded the plane and was surprised to find out he was the only one on board. He documented his experience, tweeting:


O'Leary thought he was flying solo but the Delta plane ended up going back to the gate to pick up a second passenger.

O'Leary was originally supposed to arrive at LaGuardia airport at 11:19am Monday but he ended up arriving hours later at 3:29pm.

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