US EditionDelta flight attendant ‘inadvertently’ deploys emergency slide at airport gate
A 26-year veteran flight attendant mistakenly deployed an emergency slide at Pittsburgh airport, delaying the flight nearly four hours and causing up to $200,000 in costs, experts said.
- A Delta Airlines crew member accidentally deployed an emergency evacuation slide at Pittsburgh International Airport, causing significant delays for passengers on Delta Flight 3248.
- The flight, originally scheduled to depart at 5:30 p.m., left nearly four hours late, departing at 9:21 p.m., as passengers were rebooked on later flights or provided hotel accommodations.
- Delta Airlines stated that the mishap could potentially cost up to $100,000, considering slide repairs and passenger compensation costs related to the incident.
- The crew member, who has over 26 years of experience, apologized for the mistake and expressed being 'quite flustered' afterward.
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Veteran Delta Flight Attendant Makes $70,000 Mistake with Emergency Slide
A veteran Delta Air Lines flight attendant accidentally activated an emergency evacuation slide on a parked Airbus A220 at Pittsburgh International Airport on Saturday evening. The incident resulted in approximately $70,000 in damages and temporarily trapped passengers onboard until engineers intervened. According to Delta, the incident happened as the aircraft was preparing for departure to Atlanta. The crew was performing the standard procedur…
An error in attention to a Delta Airlines flight causes the accidental start of the evacuation slide. The incident could cost the airline up to €86 000, according to experts in the sector.
Delta flight attendant 'inadvertently' deploys emergency slide at airport gate
(NEXSTAR) – Some Delta passengers booked on a Salt Lake City-bound flight were stranded overnight after their plane's emergency slide was mistakenly deployed shortly before takeoff Saturday. The incident happened while Flight 3248 was still at the gate at Pittsburgh International Airport, a Delta spokesperson confirmed to Nexstar. "While the aircraft door was being opened, crew inadvertently deployed an emergency slide at the gate in PIT," the s…
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