A bombardier CRJ700 regional jet was set to fly to New York from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Wednesday morning, but the pilot decided not to take off because of bad weather, according to a statement released by the Federal Aviation Administration. The pilot was taken to a hospital for blood testing and is being withheld from work . More : Pilot error , drunk navigator caused Russian crash , officials say . The flight arrived in New York with a different crew and nearly 2Â½ hours late , airline says . Airline : `` We are cooperating with authorities and conducting a full internal investigation ''
A bombardier CRJ700 regional jet was set to fly to New York from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Wednesday morning, but the pilot decided not to take off because of bad weather, according to a statement released by the Federal Aviation Administration. The pilot was taken to a hospital for blood testing and is being withheld from work . The flight arrived in New York with a different crew and nearly 2Â½ hours late , airline says . Airline : `` We are cooperating with authorities and conducting a full internal investigation ''