Delta Airlines Flight 1213 was due to take off to Atlanta, before a fire broke out on the aircraft’s right engine, forcing 294 people on board to evacuate back to the Terminal at Orlando International Airport.
In a statement, Delta said:
“Delta flight crews followed procedures to evacuate the passenger cabin when flames in the tipper of one of the aircraft’s two engines were observed.”
No injuries have been reported, and an investigation has begun.
A Traumatic Few Months for Delta
It is the latest in a series of accidents and incidents that have taken place over the past year.
In April alone, there have been four separate incidents involving Delta aircraft. On April 10th, a separate Delta Airlines A330 was forced to land in Dublin, after developing a pressure fault in its cabin whilst cruising over Ireland.
The most notable incident took place on February 17th, a Bombardier CRJ900 crashed on landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport, when a landing gear component fractured, causing the aircraft to overturn on the runway.
As with this incident, there were no deaths amongst the passengers and crew, with 21 injuries.
This has also had an ongoing effect on Delta’s fiances.
Early February, prior to the above mentioned incidents, Delta Airlines stock price had reached its highest in eighteen years, however, it is currently at its lowest. That said, it is not the only North American Airline currently seeing losses in their stock price. Indeed, Boeing has just announced that they are braced from the financial fallout of the USA’s implementation of tariffs over the recent months, with China’s Xiamen Airlines returning a 737 Max due to inflating prices.
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