Patrick Holland was unable to make it to Seattle in time, and the heart was given to another person on the transplant list.
VIDEO: Man's lifesaving heart transplant surgery put on hold after flight cancellationSEATTLE — Thousands of people across the country had their holidays disrupted because of airline cancellations. But for one man, his canceled flight to Seattle meant putting a life-saving surgery on hold indefinitely.
Once that happened, he was on a time crunch to get from Fairbanks to Seattle. But once he was on the flight, his plane was turned around as flights at Sea-Tac Airport continued to be canceled due to weather.
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