Battery Fire Prompts Delta Air Lines Flight to Make an Emergency Landing
LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA, JUL 7 – Delta flight 1334 made an emergency landing after crew extinguished a portable lithium-ion battery fire, with 34 similar incidents reported this year by the FAA.
- A Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 made an emergency landing in Fort Myers, Florida, due to a battery fire onboard, reported by the Federal Aviation Administration .
- Flight 1334 had 191 people onboard when crew members detected smoke in the cabin, according to the FAA.
- Flight attendants extinguished a burning personal battery, and no injuries were reported after the safe landing.
- The pilot reported to firefighters that a lithium battery likely caused the smoke and fire.
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Nightmarish moment flight is forced into emergency landing after fire
A DELTA flight has been diverted after a passenger reportedly brought a banned item onto the plane that caused a fire. Screams rang out, smoke clouded the seats, and flight attendants rushed to grab an extinguisher after the mid-air blaze broke out, one flyer on the plane revealed. GettyA Delta flight was diverted on Monday after a fire started inside the cabin[/caption] Tiktok/dtheegreat1Fire crews rushed onto the plane after it was grounded[/c…
A Delta flight was forced to land urgently after the explosion of a lithium battery in a passenger's hand luggage.


Delta flight diverts after lithium battery explodes in carry-on
Flight 1334, carrying 191 people, declared an emergency after smoke entered the cabin
Delta flight diverted after battery fire fills cabin with smoke
Smoke from a battery fire led a Florida-bound Delta Air Lines flight to land in Fort Myers on Monday rather than its original destination on the opposite coast. Delta Air Lines Flight 1334 was on its way to the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Monday morning but landed at Southwest Florida International Airport after members of its crew "reported smoke in the cabin," according to the FAA. It made a safe arrival at the Fort Myer…
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