Passengers evacuate Delta flight on slides after aborted takeoff in Atlanta
A photo from passenger Curtis James showed slides deployed as people walked away from the Boeing 757 on the tarmac of Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International airport on an unusual snowy morning.
A Delta jet had to be evacuated just prior to takeoff at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport during a rare snowstorm in the area.
(CNN) — A Delta jet with more than 200 people on board was evacuated on the tarmac at the Atlanta airport Friday morning after an engine issue prompted an aborted takeoff, airline and airport officials said.
A photo from passenger Curtis James showed slides deployed as people walked away from the Boeing 757 on the tarmac of Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International airport on an unusual snowy morning.
Passengers exit a Delta airplane at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta after an emergency on the runway on Friday, January 10. (Photo courtesy Curtis James via CNN Newsource)
“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,” Delta Air Lines said in a statement.
CNN’s David Williams contributed to this report.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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