Emergency Slide Deploys Inside Cabin Of Delta Plane

Salt Lake City’s ABC affiliate reports:

Passengers aboard a Delta flight to Los Angeles came across a frightening scene Saturday when the plane’s emergency slide accidentally deployed inside the cabin, injuring a crew member.

According to a Delta spokesperson, Delta flight 520 operating from New York to Los Angeles had to be diverted to Salt Lake City due to a maintenance issue. While on the ground, the slide on the same plane deployed on accident.

“In an effort to get our customers to their final destination as quickly and safely as possible, they were re-accommodated on a new aircraft,” said the spokesperson in a statement sent to ABC7.

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