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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Delta Plane Carrying 192 Passengers Clips Another Aircraft at Atlanta Airport
"We apologize to our customers for the experience and delay in their travels," a Delta spokesperson saidNEED TO KNOW A Delta Air Lines flight clipped another aircraft while at an airport The wing of Delta Flight 1830 "reportedly made contact with another Delta aircraft during pushback at the gate" at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport "There are no reports of injuries for crew or customers on the flight. We apologize to our customers for the experience and delay in their travels," a Delta spokesperson saidA Delta Air Lines flight clipped another aircraft while at an airport. On Sunday, August 10, the wing of Delta Flight 1830 "reportedly made contact with another Delta aircraft during pushback at the gate" at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, according to a Delta spokesperson. "There are no reports of injuries for crew or customers on the flight. We apologize to our customers for the experience and delay in their travels," the statement said. The aircraft – a Boeing 757 – had 192 customers onboard with two pilots and four flight attendants. The customers were later transferred to another 757 plane. The other plane involved in the incident was empty, per the airline. Delta said that the incident did not impact its operations. FlightAware stated that the flight, which left at 10:41 a.m. local time, was headed to Guatemala City. The flight arrived at its destination over three hours late, per the flight tracker. In May, two planes clipped wings at California's San Francisco International Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that at about 12:35 a.m. local time on May 6, United Airlines Flight 863 was "pushing back from the gate at San Francisco International Airport [when] its right wingtip struck the left wingtip of United Airlines Flight 877." The incident occurred "in an area where air traffic controllers do not communicate with flight crews," the FAA continued. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories. The month prior, two planes made contact on the tarmac at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. Several members of Congress, including Rep. Nick LaLota, Rep. Grace Meng, Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Rep. Ritchie Torres, and Rep. Josh Gottheimer, were aboard Delta Flight 1830 when it clipped the other plane. Read the original article on People
USA Today
6 days ago
- USA Today
Delta plane strikes aircraft during pushback from Atlanta airport gate
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a Delta plane clipped a jet while attempting to take off from an Atlanta airport. According to agency preliminary information, Delta Air Lines Flight 1830 was pushing back from the gate at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Sunday, Aug. 10, when its right wingtip struck the left winglet of a parked Airbus A350 around 10:40 a.m. local time. There were 192 passengers and six crew members on board the Guatemala-bound aircraft, according to Delta. There were no reported injuries. Plane clipping caused a nearly 4 hour delay The incident caused a delay lasting around three hours and 30 minutes. "We apologize to our customers for the experience and delay in their travels," The airline said to USA TODAY in an emailed statement. The incident occurred in a part of the airport where air traffic controllers do not communicate with flight crews, the FAA said. Following the strike, the aircraft returned to the gate, and passengers deplaned and boarded another aircraft, FlightAware data shows. More travel news: Video captures scary moment Royal Caribbean water slide breaks, injuring guest Another recent incident: Delta plane diverted due to 'significant turbulence' This comes nearly two weeks after a Delta flight carrying 275 passengers and 13 crew members from Salt Lake City on route to Amsterdam was forced to divert to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport after suffering "significant turbulence" on July 30. Some passengers were not wearing seatbelts as serving carts were making their way down the aisle, ABC News reported at the time. Passengers hit the ceiling and then fell to the ground, Leann Clement-Nash, one of the passengers on board, told the outlet. "It happened several times, so it was really scary," said Clement-Nash. Contributing: John Bacon and Zach Wichter Michelle Del Rey is a trending news reporter at USA TODAY. Reach her at mdelrey@
The Hill
6 days ago
- Business
- The Hill
Delta plane clips empty jet while pushing back from Atlanta gate
A Delta jet that was pushing back from its gate clipped an empty parked aircraft owned by the same company Sunday morning at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. There were no injuries among the 192 customers or six workers aboard the flight, according to Delta. 'We apologize to our customers for the experience and delay in their travels,' a Delta spokesperson said in a statement to The Hill. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed in a statement to The Hill that it is investigating the incident, which 'occurred in an area where air traffic controllers do not communicate with flight crews.' 'While Delta Air Lines Flight 1830 was pushing back from the gate at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, its right wingtip struck the left winglet of a parked Airbus A350 around 10:40 a.m. local time,' an FAA spokesperson said, based on preliminary information. Passengers de-boarded back at the gate and were moved to a new plane. The rescheduled flight departed Atlanta shortly before 2 p.m. The incident comes amid rising airport safety concerns. Two planes bumped into each other in April on a taxiway at Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C. Six members of Congress were on board one of the aircraft involved.
