United Passengers Stuck Nearly 12 Hours On Rome Flight That Never Took Off, Given $175

Passengers on a United Airlines flight from Washington to Rome spent nearly 12 hours waiting to take off on October 2nd, only for the flight to be canceled without ever leaving the ground. Transatlantic flight UA884 — operated by one of the airline's Boeing 777-200ERs— encountered a series of problems before it was eventually canceled at 4:00 AM the next morning.