A Chicago teacher took a vacation to paradise but couldn’t get home and was stuck on the island of Curaçao for three extra days.Imani Strong is an educator and was supposed to be back at work at Chicago Tech Academy high school this week, but her American Airlines flight was rerouted, and she told us on Wednesday the airline had not helped them get out of the Caribbean."We're just happy to be on a plane to get somewhere. Like, it's been very traumatizing.
American Airlines did offer vouchers for transportation, hotel, and food, but Imani said they had to wait in line every day for five hours to get the coupons. She and the other 200 passengers got their hopes up, day after day."Every day that you get a flight confirmation, they give us a departure time, and that flight never goes out," explained Strong. "I want my money back. I want someone to recognize what's happening.