New York man’s American Airlines flight announced it is running out of fuel. Then the crew timed out, and passengers were allegedly left stranded

A New York-based Tyler Jackowski recently found himself in a travel nightmare that has gone viral on TikTok, racking up over 12.8 million views in just two days. Posting under the handle fishin4clout, Jackowski shared his experience after his American Airlines flight from Dallas to New York allegedly stalled at a completely different airport and left the passengers stranded for hours.

Jackowski described his version of the situation in his video, saying, “Today I had a flight. That flight was from Dallas to New York. We get on the plane, we take off, we’re flying. We’re 30 minutes out from landing, and then they gave us an announcement that they are running out of fuel, and because of that, they’re gonna have to land in Philadelphia.”