The Green Bay Packers‘ arrival in Arizona was delayed by more than five hours ahead of the team’s Oct. 19 game against the Cardinals.
The Packers use two charter plans to travel to games. The one with players and coaches had a mechanical problem, according to multiple sources.
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The first plane had already departed when the mechanical issue with the second plane was found. A new plane had to be brought to Green Bay before the coaches and players could depart.
The Packers were scheduled to depart Green Bay at 1:30 p.m. Central time. It didn’t leave until after 7 p.m. CT.
The Cardinals and Packers kick off at 1:25 p.m. Arizona time on Oct. 19.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Packers’ flight to Arizona delayed ahead of Cardinals game