Flight 2668 had 201 passengers onboard, who were evacuated from the plane via emergency slides and taken back to the terminal via ground transportation, according to officials.
School was canceled for millions of children across a wide tract of southern states from Texas to Georgia and as far east as South Carolina.
More than 200 passengers of a Delta Air Lines flight bound for Minneapolis had to evacuate at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) on January 10, 2025, due to reported Boeing 757 engine issues.
"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.
Southwest Airlines, the second-largest carrier at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, also issued a waiver, warning that flights may be delayed, diverted or canceled in Atlanta and other cities by Winter Storm Cora from Wednesday through Friday.
Severe winter weather is disrupting airline operations in the Southeast USA, with major carriers American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines cancelling hundreds of flights on 10 January.
Delta Air Lines said on Friday that departures and arrivals at its Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta hub have resumed after extreme winter weather forced the closure of all five runways for more than two hours.
Atlanta, a major hub for Delta Air Lines, is the world’s busiest airport ... Tennessee and West Virginia through Saturday, the weather service said. Snow and ice were likely to accumulate ...
The season's latest winter storm could wreak havoc on air travel in the Northeast this weekend. Meanwhile, parts of Texas and the Gulf Coast are eyeing another potential winter storm.
The largest populated city in Alaska is still recovering from the hurricane-force winds that battered homes and infrastructure on Sunday, leaving thousands without power.
At least 204 flights were delayed Saturday morning at Denver International Airport, as snow and bitter cold brought by a polar vortex gripped the metro area. Nearly half of the flights — 101, as of 11:45 a.
Ohio artist Alan Cottrill has created a 15-foot-tall bronze statue of President-elect Trump, titled “Don Colossus.” The statue is valued at $1 million.