Delta flight forced to delay take off after de-icing fluid soaks passenger

De-icing fluid managed to get inside the Delta fuselage, soaking a passenger onboard - (Getty Images)

A Delta plane was forced to return to the gate after de-icing fluid made its way into the plane and “soaked” a passenger.

Delta flight 1307 was preparing to depart LaGuardia airport in New York at 2.10pm on Sunday, 18 January, for a two-hour flight to Jacksonville, Florida.