Have you ever been delayed while waiting for a plane to go through the DE-ICING process in a cold weather city? Well, it probably wasn’t as bad as this . . .
A Delta Air Lines plane had to return to the gate on Sunday after deicing fluids leaked THROUGH the exterior of the plane and “soaked” a passenger INSIDE. This was at LaGuardia Airport in New York City.
The passenger told the flight crew that the plane was “leaking,” and the pilot asked to go back to the gate. He told air traffic control that the passenger was okay, but they might need “a new pair of pants.”
Delta says the deicing fluids are “non-hazardous” and that fluid leaks are “very rare.” They went back to the gate and swapped the plane out, so that maintenance could double-check there wasn’t a problem with the fuselage.
The flight took off later that day with a different plane, three hours late. The “soaked” passenger did leave with it. It’s unclear if they got new pants.
(Here’s the audio of the pilot talking to air traffic control.)
(People)
