Delta Flight Attendant Slide Deployment: What the Crew Member Did to Trigger the $70,000 Disaster

Delta Airlines aircraft (Credit: https://www.delta.com)

A Delta Air Lines flight at Pittsburgh International Airport was delayed for several hours after a flight attendant accidentally deployed an emergency evacuation slide during pre-departure preparations.

The incident, which occurred on Saturday, 25 October, involved an Airbus A220 bound for Salt Lake City. The unexpected slide deployment caused an estimated $70,000 (£52,500) in damage and left passengers stranded on board as engineers worked to remove the inflated slide.