'Entourage' actor Jeremy Piven: I was ‘held hostage’ in Philly
A flight carrying “Entourage” star Jeremy Piven was temporarily stranded in Philadelphia early Saturday, and the actor took to Twitter to chronicle the nearly 7-hour ordeal he and his fellow passengers were forced to endure.
A flight carrying "Entourage" star Jeremy Piven was temporarily stranded in Philadelphia early Saturday, and the actor took to Twitter to chronicle the nearly 7-hour ordeal he and his fellow passengers were forced to endure.
"Pilot refuses to fly to JFK here on British airways. People are starting to panic," Piven wrote on Twitter. "Holding us for a total of 7 hours on the ground when immigration opens...holding us all hostage."
British Airways flight BA183 from London was originally intended to travel to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, but was diverted to Philadelphia due to bad weather.
Once in Philadelphia, the plane was held on the runway at Philadelphia International Airport for three hours until British Airways finally canceled the flight and began letting passengers off the plane around 2 a.m. Saturday.
Unfortunately, once off the plane all 239 passengers, including Piven, were forced to wait in a holding area for another three hours until customs opened.
British Airways apologized for the delay in a statement, noting that safety is the company's top priority.
"Our staff looked after them, rebooking those with connections and arranging bus transfers to New York. All of our customers are now on their way to their destinations."
Other passengers took to social media to chronicle the ordeal: