Travelers offered thousands to give up seats during Las Vegas heat wave

“The hottest day of the year brought disruptions to air travel at Harry Reid International Airport, where more than 450 flights were delayed as airlines worked to ensure planes were light enough to take off in extreme heat. One traveler, Trish, said she was caught off guard when flight attendants announced that the heat meant weight restrictions and that about half the plane would need to get off. “We got offered $2,500 to volunteer to deplane because of weight restrictions due to the weather, so that’s something I’ve never experienced before,” Trish said. Trish arrived at Harry Reid International Airport at 1 p.m. on Friday but did not make it back home until Saturday. MORE: https://news3lv.com/news/local/travelers-offered-thousands-to-give-up-seats-during-las-vegas-heat-wave _______________ Never miss an upload from News 3 Las Vegas! Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/News3LasVegas/?sub_confirmation=1  Follow News 3 on social media: News 3 Las Vegas on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/News3LasVegas/ News 3 Las Vegas on X: https://twitter.com/news3lv News 3 Las Vegas on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/news3lv/ For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.news3lv.com Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://news3lv.com/watch Have a news tip? Send it directly to us:  Email us: news@news3lv.com  Call the Newsroom: 702-657-3150 #ksnv #News3LasVegas #localnews #lasvegas #nevada #video #news #weather #extremeheat #flightdelays #harryreidairport #passengers #airlines #aircraft #weightrestrictions #vouchers KSNV NBC News 3 Las Vegas covers news, sports, weather and traffic for the Las Vegas, Nevada area including Paradise, Spring Valley, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Indian Springs, Sloan, Searchlight, Laughlin and Nellis.”