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Delta Air Lines flight DL419 was scheduled to fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL). The flight was significantly delayed and a decision was made to return to the gate. Upon parking at the gate, the emergency slide was accidentally deployed. This caused the flight to be cancelled.
How????
byu/purple539 indelta
A replacement aircraft was unavailable for the Boeing 767 and it had to be taken out of service to address the emergency slide issue. It’s unknown how this happened, but somehow the door was not disarmed, crosschecked, and verified before it was opened. This costly mistake caused passengers to delay their vacations and a hefty bill to Delta for replacement.
There were no reported injuries and passengers were accommodated on flights today.
Anthony’s Take: I would have been annoyed if I had been on the flight, but accidents happen and luckily this one not an example that caused anything more than money and time.
(Image Credits: @purple539 via Reddit and Delta Air Lines.)
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2 comments
“A replacement aircraft was unavailable for the Boeing 757-200 and it had to be taken out of service to address the emergency slide issue.”
Anthony should know more about airplanes and pictures, especially if he considers himself a travel blogger with 3M miles in seat 1B
Thanks for catching. Updated. That’s what I get for rushing.