Delta Air Lines flight with nearly 200 aboard diverted to RSW after battery catches fire
"Flight attendants worked quickly to extinguish a probable burning personal battery belonging to a customer while pilots followed procedures to safely divert the flight," Samantha Facteau, spokesperson for Delta Air Lines, wrote in an emailed statement. "We appreciate the quick work and actions by our people to follow their training, and we apologize to our customers for the delay in their travels."
Facteau said Delta flight 1334 had 185 passengers and six crew members on board.
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The crew diverted to Fort Myers' RSW airport because of residual smoke from the extinguished personal device and declared an emergency out of an abundance of caution, Facteau said.
Facteau explained that officials continued to evaluate the aircraft.
Victoria Moreland, spokesperson for the Lee County Port Authority, said the flight landed in Fort Myers, 130 miles away from its destination, about 8:50 a.m.
"There was no impact to flight operations at RSW," Moreland said in an emailed statement.
Tomas Rodriguez is a Breaking/Live News Reporter for the Naples Daily News and The News-Press. You can reach Tomas at TRodriguez@gannett.com or 772-333-5501. Connect with him on Threads @tomasfrobeltran, Instagram @tomasfrobeltran, Facebook @tomasrodrigueznews and Bluesky @tomasfrodriguez.
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