US EditionDelta plane wing clips empty aircraft during pushback from gate in Atlanta
FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, AUG 10 – The Delta flight with 192 passengers was delayed nearly four hours after its wing clipped an empty aircraft during pushback, with no injuries reported, Delta said.
- On Sunday, Aug. 10, a Delta Air Lines plane reportedly made contact with an empty aircraft during pushback at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the airline said.
- During the pushback, the wing of flight DL1830 reportedly made contact with an empty Airbus A350, the airline said.
- No injuries were reported among the 192 passengers and six crew members, who were reboarded on a second aircraft that departed shortly before 2 p.m., about three hours late.
- Despite the wing clipping incident, the empty A350 continued normal operations, and the airline apologized to customers for delays, the airline said.
- Amid recurring safety concerns, this is the second incident involving a Delta plane in under two weeks, less than two weeks after turbulence hospitalized 25 on a Salt Lake City-Amsterdam flight.
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Delta Plane Clips Empty Jet at Gate
A Delta Air Lines plane clipped another aircraft while pushing back from the gate Sunday morning at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, the airline said. The wing of the plane "reportedly made contact" with an empty aircraft, Delta said in a brief written statement to the AP . The flight was scheduled to...
Delta plane clips empty jet while pushing back from Atlanta gate
(The Hill) -- 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. United blames ‘tec…
Delta plane clips empty aircraft during pushback at Atlanta airport causing passenger delays
A Delta Air Lines plane reportedly made contact with another plane while being pushed back from the gate on Sunday morning in Atlanta, according to a statement from the airline.A spokesperson for the airline told Fox News Digital that the aircraft's wing "reportedly came into contact" with an unoccupied plane. "The wing of DL1830 reportedly made contact with an empty Delta aircraft during pushback at the gate in Atlanta," the airline shared in a…
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