Delta agrees to pay $79M to settle lawsuit after jetliner dumped fuel on schools
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Delta Air Lines has agreed to pay $79 million to settle a lawsuit filed in 2020 after one of its airplanes experiencing engine trouble dumped fuel over schoolyards and densely populated neighborhoods east of Los Angeles.

Delta Air Lines has agreed to pay $79 million to settle a lawsuit filed in 2020 after one of its airplanes experiencing engine trouble dumped fuel over schoolyards and densely populated neighborhoods east of Los Angeles.

  • SlippiHUD@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Just because there wasnt anything else for the Pilot to do, doesnt give Delta immunity for the damage it caused to people who didnt ask to have fuel dumped on them, or even engage in thier service. I’m willing to bet it was costly to remediate jet fuel soaking into your soil.