Rob Demovsky
The airplane carrying the Inexperienced Bay Packers' gamers and coaches was delayed by greater than 5 hours earlier than leaving for Phoenix on Saturday upfront of Sunday's sport on the Arizona Cardinals.
The Packers use two constitution planes, and the one with the gamers and coaches had a difficulty, a supply advised ESPN. A brand new airplane needed to be delivered to Inexperienced Bay from Detroit.
A supply mentioned the employees airplane, which usually leaves first, departed on time at 1:15 p.m. CT. The second airplane was scheduled to depart at 1:30 p.m. CT.
It is doubtless that the issue with the second airplane was found too late to get the gamers and coaches on the primary airplane.
The airplane carrying the gamers and coaches lastly pushed again from the gate at 7:05 p.m. CT and was scheduled to land at 8:32 p.m. native time in Phoenix. That is 5 hours and 14 minutes later than it was anticipated to reach.
Kickoff between the Packers and Cardinals is at 1:25 p.m. MT.
