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Mar. 16, 2025

Delta Passenger Detained for Opening Plane Door and Deploying Exit Slide Before Takeoff at LAX

According to the Los Angeles Airport Police,the unidentified man was detainedat approximately 10 a.m., Capt. Karla Rodriguez told NBC Los Angeles. Passengers reportedly observed the man interacting with a flight attendant as the plane pushed back from the gate. “He clearly was agitated, or nervous or anxious or freaked out about something,” Gillian Sheldon, a passenger, told the news station. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Mar. 16, 2025

Delta Passenger Faces Potential $52,500 Fine After Allegedly Trying to Open Cockpit, Striking Flight Attendant

Delta airplane.Photo: NurPhoto/Getty A Delta passenger is facing a potential fine of $52,500 after the alleged assault of a flight attendant and attempting to open the cockpit. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)announcedthe proposal of civil penalties on Monday of four different passengers ranging from $9,000 to $52,500. The passenger receiving the highest potential penalty was on a Delta flight on Dec. 23, 2020 from Honolulu, Hawaii, to Seattle, Wash. Delta Air Lines plane.

Mar. 16, 2025

Delta Pilot's Note Found on Plane 435 Days After He Left the Pandemic Time Capsule Last March

Airplanes parked in Victorville, California.Photo: Wolficorn/YoutubeA Delta Airlines pilot’s note was recently discovered on the flight deck of ship 3009, 435 days after he parked the A321 at a desert lot in Victorville, California.“Hey pilots – It’s March 23rdand we just arrived from MSP,” wrote First Officer Chris Dennis in thenote. “Very chilling to see so much of our fleet here in the desert. If you are here to pick it up then the light must be at the end of the tunnel.

Mar. 16, 2025

Delta Plane Fills with Thick Mist Before Takeoff, Passengers Say Flight Crew Didn't Explain It at All

Photo: CBSN Passengers traveling from Florida to New York this weekend were in for a spooky surprise, though it turned out there was no need to panic. One passenger, Amanda Goncalves,told CNNthat the crew members avoided explaining where the mist was coming from, despite waiting on the tarmac for 30 minutes before taking off. “The flight attendants didn’t really make an announcement, they just said that they were practicing for their Halloween haunted house, and kind of made a joke of it instead of saying like it was from the humidity or condensation,” Goncalves said.

Mar. 16, 2025

Delta Plane Lands Without Proper Landing Gear at Charlotte Airport as Passengers and Crew Evacuate Safely

A Delta Airlines plane landed without its nose gear functioning Wednesday morning after pilots received a “nose gear unsafe” notification, according to amessage on Delta’s website.The flight left the Atlanta airport around 7:25 a.m. EDT and landed an hour and a half later safely inCharlotte, North Carolina. Aboard the Boeing 717 were 96 passengers, three flight attendants and two passengers.“After a series of maneuvers and ongoing communication with CLT air traffic controllers to further trouble shoot the indication, pilots landed the plane at CLT, with the nose gear up, at 8:58 a.