American Airlines Launches Investigation After Passenger in Wheelchair Left Overnight at Airport

A new American Airlines 737-800 aircraft featuring a new paint job with the company's new logo sits at a gate at O'Hare Airport on Jan. 29, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson/Getty Images

American Airlines said it’s investigating after a woman in a wheelchair was left in an airport overnight following a canceled flight.

Olimpia Warsaw, 67, was attending a relative’s funeral in Chicago and was scheduled to fly back to Detroit on Nov. 30.