Delta passengers evacuate flight on emergency slides during aborted takeoff
An aircraft aborted takeoff at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) on Friday morning, with passengers using emergency slides to deboard, according to a statement the airport posted online, which noted that four passengers reported minor injuries.
"Four passengers are reporting minor injuries; one was transported, the remaining three were treated on scene," the airport stated.
The incident involved a Boeing 757-300 with 201 customers, two pilots and five flight attendants aboard, Delta Air Lines indicated in an email to Fox News Digital.
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"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," the company noted in an emailed statement.
"Nothing is more important than the safety of our people and customers, and we apologize to our customers for their experience. We are working to support our customers and get them to their destinations as safely and quickly as possible," the statement added.
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The airport noted in its statement that operations had been delayed because of the episode and continuing severe weather.
"The aircraft and the runway are expected to be cleared shortly," the airport noted.
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"2024 was a great year for Delta with our results reflecting differentiation from the industry and increased durability," CEO Ed Bastian noted, according to a Friday press release about the airline's financial results for the December quarter as well as the year of 2024.
"Sharing Delta's success is core to our culture, and I'm excited to recognize our people's outstanding efforts with $1.4 billion in profit sharing payments next month," he said.