ATLANTA, March 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air
Lines Flight 1086, a MD-88 en route from Atlanta to New York-LGA, exited Runway 13
during landing. The incident occurred at approximately 11 a.m. local time Thursday.
There were 127 passengers and five crew members on
board. Passengers deplaned and moved to the terminal on
buses. Preliminary reports indicate some minor injuries.
Gail Grimmett, Senior Vice
President – New York, provided
remarks during a news conference this afternoon at LGA with the
Port Authority of New York and
New Jersey. Below are her remarks
as prepared:
- Delta Air Lines (NYSE:
DAL) flight 1086 from Atlanta to
New York-LaGuardia exited Runway 13 Thursday morning during
landing.
- The flight was being
operated using an MD-88 aircraft and our preliminary count
indicates there were 132 including five crew members on board.
- Customers deplaned and
were moved to the terminal on buses.
- We want to thank the
New York and New Jersey Port
Authority first responders who stepped up to help our customers and
crew.
- There was a fuel leak from
one of the wings, but we cannot confirm any further details about
that at this time.
- Our priority is ensuring
our customers and crew members are safe and we are working with all
authorities to determine what happened here today.
- Delta is working to gather
additional information and we will provide details as soon as they
become available and we can confirm.
The most current information regarding Delta Flight 1086 can be found online at
news.delta.com.
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