Overview
- The captain of Delta Connection Flight DL5090 radioed ground control during final approach on Tuesday, Oct. 13, reporting flight attendants were having “conflict issues” and saying they would “likely need to separate them” to prevent escalation.
- The regional jet, a Mitsubishi CRJ-900LR (registration N132EV), landed safely at Detroit Metropolitan Airport and inflight management met the aircraft at Gate C21 with no further incidents reported.
- The flight was DL5090, operated by Endeavor Air for Delta Connection on the Greenville‑Spartanburg to Detroit route.
- Multiple news outlets corroborated the captain’s radio message but Delta had not provided a public explanation for what triggered the dispute as of the latest reporting.
- The episode highlights airline safety protocol that lets captains call for supervisors to resolve crew disputes and shows how such conflicts can disrupt service on small regional jets that typically carry only two flight attendants.