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UNC's Flight To Final Four Endures Bad Weather, Long Holding Pattern

The North Carolina men's basketball team took a bit longer than expected to arrive in New Orleans on Wednesday, but the Tar Heels eventually landed at Louis Armstrong International Airport. With a storm hanging over the New Orleans area, the plane was in a holding pattern for “maybe an hour,” but eventually touched down at approximately 10 PM ET. (Tar Heel Illustrated) Art’s Angle: Tar Heels 2-0 In New Orleans
The only two times North Carolina has played in the Final Four at the New Orleans Superdome, the Tar Heels cut down the national championship.