The chartered Delta Air Lines Airbus 330-300 was set to take off around 9 p.m. from Washington Dulles International Airport, before the horde arrived.
The Delta-operated charter was delayed after cicadas swarmed the Airbus jetliner's auxiliary power unit.Reporters were heading to the U.K. to attend the G7 summit.
Delta said that flight was delayed because the auxiliary power unit, or APU, which provides electrical power to the cabin and other onboard systems, became inoperative.
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