Overview

• Delta confirmed that on August 10 its Flight DL1830’s wing made contact with an unoccupied Delta aircraft during pushback at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
• No injuries were reported among the 192 passengers, two pilots and four flight attendants onboard the Guatemala City–bound flight.
• Travelers were swiftly moved to a replacement plane, resulting in a roughly 30-minute departure delay.
• The originally 3-hour, 23-minute trip stretched to 6 hours and 20 minutes, with the flight arriving at 3:01 p.m. local time.
• Delta apologized for the incident, which marks the latest in a series of ground-handling and mechanical events challenging the airline this year.