article_snippet.sent: Flight VS44 should have left  McCarran airport at 4.30pm local time on Easter Monday.
article_snippet.sent: But a series of delays meant Flight VS44 did not get away on Flight VS44 flight to Gatwick until early on Wednesday.
article_snippet.sent: A catalogue of events took place that saw passengers bound for London from Las Vegas delayed by over 33 hours .
article_snippet.sent: After being seated for two hours on the runway at the culmination of the 33-hour delays, the plane finally set off to the UK at 4am local time.
article_snippet.sent: A Virgin Atlantic spokesman said: 'Virgin always try Virgin best to get things right for Virgin customers and Virgin are very sorry for the inconvenience caused by the delay of flight VS44 from Las Vegas to London Gatwick on April 6. '
article_snippet.sent: Over 400 passengers endured a nightmare delay to 400 passengers journey back to the UK from the US .
article_snippet.sent: The Virgin Atlantic flight eventually took flight some 33 hours behind schedule after technical problems (file photo)