20 Delta Passengers Sue Airline, Claiming Pilots ‘Recklessly Flew’ into Thunderstorms Before ‘2.5 Minutes of Terror’

Delta Plane Hit by Fireworks During Fourth of July Landing

Anadolu / Anadolu via Getty ImagesDelta Flight 1076 from Atlanta was reportedly struck by fireworks soon before it landed in Chicago at 8:33 p.m. Saturday night, according to the airline. A recording of the incident reports a warning from an air traffic controller, stating: “Delta 1076... use caution, there are multiple homes near the approach end shooting off fireworks. There have been multiple reports as you can imagine. The city is aware. They said they would notify the Chicago police, but you know, I don’t know what they will do.” Sure enough, a message from the pilot followed at around 200 ft: “We just had a firework hit our plane. We’re just hoping it was just a mortar that went off underneath but definitely felt a big bang.” An airline spokesperson confirmed that the flight landed safely with no injuries among the 52 passengers and six crew members, while the Chicago Police Department stated that the plane suffered only “minor paint damage” from an “unknown object.”Read more at The Daily Beast.

Delta Plane Struck By Firework While Landing In Chicago, Passengers Safe

Delta Air Lines said a firework struck one of its aircraft during descent into Chicago, but the flight landed safely without injuries.

Man nearly sucked out of ‘detached’ window on Ryanair flight

A man was nearly sucked out of the window of a Ryanair flight when it “detached” mid-air en route to Germany, with other passengers pulling him back inside, witnesses and officials said. The passenger, described as a tourist from Serbia on a flight from Thessaloniki in Greece to Memmingen in Germany, has been hospitalised with friction burns but was otherwise in good condition, authorities said. “Most of us had fallen asleep, we had closed our eyes. There was a noise, like a tyre bursting,” a...

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Delta Air Lines ignored multiple weather warnings before Flight 56 encountered severe turbulence in 2025, causing multiple injuries.

Delta flight hit by firework during Chicago landing

Delta flight hit by firework during Chicago landing