Air France Strands Passengers Nearly 10 Hours

Travel Blog  •  Jim Benning  •  03.18.08 | 2:39 PM ET

The roughly 400 passengers were stuck on a plane at Charles de Gaulle Airport due to a fuel leak and engine problem. The Miami-bound plane finally departed—a few minutes prior to its original Miami arrival time. I hope they all had a good book to pass the time.