Delta Airlines aircraft. (Photo: Yonhap News)

 

[Alpha Biz= Kim Sangjin] A Delta Airlines Boeing aircraft had to return to Atlanta International Airport due to an engine issue while taking off.

According to CNN on Sunday, the incident occurred on the 10th at 9:10 AM local time, as the aircraft was headed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, when it had to abort its takeoff due to an engine problem.

The cause of the incident has not been determined. A total of 201 passengers, 5 crew members, and 2 pilots were onboard and evacuated through emergency slides. Among the 201 passengers, 4 sustained injuries, and one was transported to a nearby hospital.

The aircraft involved in the incident was a Boeing 757-300. On the 2nd of this month, the same model had to make an emergency return to LAX due to an unexplained mechanical failure. On the 6th, an Etihad Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner had to abort its takeoff at Melbourne Airport in Australia after two of its tires burst while reaching a speed of 300 km/h.

 

 

 

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