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Delta Flight diverts to RDU after fumes reported onboard
Delta Flight 1035 from Florida landed in Raleigh after fumes were reported on the airplane. No one was injured.
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Delta to suspend RDU to Las Vegas route for summer
Starting June 2, Delta flights between Raleigh Durham International Airport (RDU) and Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas (LAS) are being suspended. Service is expected to resume Sept. 8.
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Delta Airlines flight lands safely at RDU after reported mechanical issue
Passengers on a flight from Orlando to the RDU landed safely on Sunday afternoon after crews said they smelled a "smoky odor" during the flight. According to Republic Airways, there was no actual smoke on the plane. Maintenance inspected the plane before it returned to service.
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Durham couple recounts near-miss on Delta flight
A Durham couple experienced a terrifying near-miss while flying on a Delta-operated SkyWest jet out of Minneapolis, avoiding a collision with an Air Force B52 Bomber.
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On cam: Pilot, passengers react to pigeon on Delta flight
Passengers reacted as two pigeons got into the cabin of a Delta flight that was about to take off from the Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport.
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Passenger speaks about haze in Delta plane
A Delta flight from Atlanta to Columbia, South Carolina on Monday morning returned to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport because of what the airline termed as a "haze inside the aircraft."
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Questions emerge about what may have caused Delta plane to burst into flames and flip over
Investigators will consider the weather conditions, as well as the possibility of human error or an aircraft malfunction as they try to determine why a Delta Air Lines jet burst into flames and flipped upside down as it tried to land in Toronto, aviation experts said Tuesday.
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A look at recent aviation disasters in North America
The crash of a Delta Air Lines plane in Toronto is the fourth major aviation disaster in North America in the last month.
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Delta flight flips upside down during landing in Toronto
A Delta Airlines flight flipped upside during what Canadian authorities called an 'incident' while landing down Monday in Toronto. Injuries were reported.
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Woman who stowed away on flight from New York to Paris is indicted
NEW YORK (AP) -- A Russian woman who was arrested after she stowed away on a flight from New York to Paris was indicted Monday by a federal grand jury in Brooklyn.
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A data company has figured out which airlines fly on time most often
Mexican airline Aeromexico had the world's best record for on-time arrivals in 2024, according to an annual ranking released Thursday. Delta Air Lines scored the highest among U.S. carriers despite a computer outage that caused thousands of flight cancellations in July.
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Odor forces Delta flight to make unscheduled landing at RDU
Delta Flight 850 made an unscheduled landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport due to a reported odor in the flight deck.
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Veteran kicked off Delta flight for wearing 'threatening' shirt
A Bay Area veteran said she felt humiliated after being kicked off a Delta flight at San Francisco International Airport because of a t-shirt she was wearing.
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'This is not good': Raleigh passenger says he saw flames, wing shaking before emergency landing on Delta flight
A passenger is sharing his frightening encounter aboard a Delta Air Lines flight that was diverted to Greensboro shortly after takeoff at Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
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5 On Your Side: Delayed or canceled flight? Know your rights as a passenger
If your flight is canceled, you have rights. 5 On Your Side breaks down how newly-established passenger protections affect travelers.
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DOT investigating Delta over outage chaos
More than 12 Delta Airlines flights were canceled Tuesday at Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
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Delta passengers at RDU face travel chaos fifth-straight day
More than 12 Delta Airlines flights were canceled Tuesday at Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
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Flight cancellations, delays persist as airlines work to catch up after global tech outage
The rain Monday morning along with the ripple effects from the global tech outage that grounded flights Friday morning is causing problems at RDU.
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RDU, hospitals & businesses in NC feel impacts of global IT outage
Airlines across the country had to cancel more than 4,000 flights on Friday during a worldwide technology outage, and more than 33,000 flights were delayed.
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Delta pilot gets 10 months in jail for coming to work under the influence
A Delta Air Lines pilot was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 months in jail after pleading guilty this month to showing up for work with a half-empty bottle of Jägermeister in his luggage and a blood alcohol level more than two times the aviation limit, the authorities said.
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RDU passenger's hotel voucher gets declined after Delta cancels flight
A Delta flight from Raleigh to Orlando was canceled due to mechanical issues, and the airline gave passengers hotel vouchers. However, the vouchers were declined at a nearby Days Inn, and passengers were unable to get help from Delta.
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'We were just circling': Passengers react to Delta emergency landing
Passengers said the pilot started circling the airport before they realized a mechanical issue would force an emergency landing.
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Passengers react to bumpy landing at Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Passengers on a Delta flight made an emergency landing at Charlotte Douglas International Airport after pilots informed them the plane had a malfunction with the nose gear.
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Delta Air Lines settles with passengers over pandemic flight cancellations
Delta Air Lines and its passengers have settled a lawsuit over canceled flights in the early days of the pandemic.
