Delta Flight 39 Diverts to Seattle After Disruptive Passenger Defies Crew on 271-Customer Shanghai Trip
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Updated · KOMO News · May 17
Delta Flight 39 Diverts to Seattle After Disruptive Passenger Defies Crew on 271-Customer Shanghai Trip
1 articles · Updated · KOMO News · May 17
Delta Flight 39 from Los Angeles to Shanghai diverted to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport after a passenger repeatedly refused to follow crew instructions, the airline said Sunday.
Off the coast of northwest Washington, the crew decided to reroute the Airbus A350-900 for safety after multiple warnings to the passenger failed.
Local law enforcement met the aircraft at the gate in Seattle, though Delta said it could not confirm what happened to the passenger after landing.
271 customers, 11 flight attendants and four pilots were on board, and passengers are expected to stay overnight in Seattle before the flight resumes to Shanghai on Monday.
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