Overview
- A GlobalX-branded plane preparing to depart Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport experienced an air-conditioning failure on Thursday, May 28, that left multiple passengers with heat-related symptoms.
- Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded on the tarmac, placed at least four people on stretchers and transported them to nearby hospitals while other travelers were moved to a different aircraft.
- Airport officials said operations at the airport were not disrupted and local reports indicated the flight was scheduled to go to Louisiana.
- GlobalX is a charter carrier that has previously been used for deportation flights by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, but reporters say there is no confirmation this flight was an ICE charter.
- Authorities have not publicly updated the patients' conditions or the cause of the environmental control failure, and a review of maintenance records and the flight manifest could determine what happened and why.