In the last few hours, a Delta Air Lines flight originally bound for Minneapolis suffered an incident on the runway at Atlanta Airport.
Information has surfaced about this incident in the last few hours.
Without further ado, let’s get into it…
Delta Air Lines Flight DL2668 – Atlanta Airport to Minneapolis…
Delta Air Lines flight DL2668, which suffered the incident, was a routine scheduled flight between Atlanta Airport and Minneapolis.
Furthermore, the aircraft involved in the incident is understood to have been N589NW.
As per data from Planespotters.net, N589NW is a 22.0 year old Boeing 757-300.
It started out life with Northwest Airlines back in March 2003.
Moreover, following the merger with Delta Air Lines in October 2008, the aircraft was then handed over to the DL registry.
It was during the takeoff roll out of Atlanta Airport where the incident onboard Delta Air Lines flight DL2668 to Minneapolis occurred.
It is understood that an engine issue prompted a rejected takeoff.
This is a normal procedure when there is a problem during takeoff.
Furthermore, it is unclear what the nature of the engine issue was specifically.
As the aircraft came to a stop, all 201 passengers were told to evacuate the airplane.
Airline Speaks Out on the Incident…
In a statement, Delta Air Lines said the following on DL2668 in Atlanta Airport:
“Delta’s flight crew followed established procedures to suspend the takeoff of flight 2668 from Atlanta (ATL) to Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) after an indication of an engine issue”.
“Nothing is more important than the safety of our people and customers, and we apologize to our customers for their experience.”
“Our focus is to address their immediate needs and get them to their destinations safely”.
With there being bad weather also at Atlanta Airport where Delta Air Lines flight DL2668 was, a ground stop was also put into effect too.
Moreover, it is unclear whether the ground stop had anything to do with the incident.
As soon as we get more information, we will update you accordingly.
For now, this remains a developing story pending additional updates.
More to follow in due course.
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