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I want to add details for clarity. The flight was scheduled to depart at 4 pm on Jetblue. Passengers were told there would be delays due to weather. No problem. We would all rather be safe. After the first two hours, it was announced that we could deplane and wait in the tent. Half of the passengers got off and others remained on the plane. We received updates every hour to two hours. The pilot was phenomenal at keeping us informed. I'm glad I stayed on the plane because I was able to hear every announcement. The crew distributed water and snacks continuously. A female supervisor came on the plane and told passengers that we had to get off; that it was illegal for passengers to remain on the plane after two hours. A passenger said it wasn't illegal. We were informed at two-hour intervals, provided with refreshments, and opted to remain on the plane. At about 11:30 pm, the pilot announced that the flight to DCA had been cleared and he was waiting to be cleared from the MV terminal. We waited and eventually, the same female supervisor came on and spoke with the pilot. He tried to convey what she said but asked her to speak with us directly. She said we could not fly because the toilets were almost full. The toilets had to be available during the flight. A passenger said. 'We won't use the toilets. It's only a 90-minute flight, we want to get home. She said no, that would not happen. The pilot added that there was a company to empty the toilets but they were not available. It started raining at MV and she forced everyone off of the plane. Inside the terminal, we were told that Jetblue was trying to arrange another flight. Passengers were, also, told that the plane for flight 1413 returned to DCA because some of the crew had 'timed out'. No additional plane arrived. Many people paid additional money to use the ferry to try to get to Boston to book another flight. To be clear - no additional flight arrived anytime on Sunday. mv has so few flights that they remained booked for the next two days. Those who were able to leave on another flight do so because of cancellations. Had I not gotten the last canceled seat on Flight 1413 Sunday, I was told the next flight with available seats would not be available until Wednesday. The Emergency Management team was fantastic! They were friendly and patient. In the morning, the group was told that EM had never experienced a more cooperative group during such a disaster. They complimented the passengers. We complimented and thanked them. I wanted to sing Kumbaya. The last few passengers left on the Sunday 1413 flight after a few delays. I arrived at DCA Sunday, at 6:15 after living in the MV terminal since Saturday morning. The reasons for the overnight were conflicting depending on who you spoke with but as a final word; we heard that the pilot who tried to take us home slept overnight at MV in the staff lounge. I'll never fly to MV again. I may not return, at all.

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