Disabled Passenger Stuck On Sunny Getaway

Elfriede Kuemmel knew she was headed for a warmer climate, but she got more than she bargained for when she and her wheelchair were mistakenly taken to Puerto Rico.

Kuemmel, who is 83 years old, had gone to the Newburgh, N.Y., airport for the trip on Monday.

Her family said that somehow, an attendant on a connecting flight in Philadelphia wheeled Kuemmel to the wrong flight.

Employees at US Airways are looking into how the mistake was made.

Kuemmel spent the night in Puerto Rico and arrived at the Tampa airport Monday. A US Airways representative said the airline paid for her food and hotel and flew her back to Florida first class.