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Students Sue Delta Air Lines After Flight Dumps Jet Fuel Over LA Schools
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Three local high school students are suing Delta Air Lines after a pilot dumped thousands of gallons of fuel over land last month before an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport. The lawsuit alleges that the incident could have been avoided and that the pilot broke protocol. It claims the pilot should have told air traffic control that the fuel needed to be dumped, so the flight could have been directed to a safer location. The suit also accuses Delta of… (losangeles.cbslocal.com) Altro...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Knew that was coming. Personal Injury lawyers circling like vultures not having a meal in days were probably calling no later than the end of the day
there are established rules for pilots when its necessary to dump fuel and return to an airport..the flight crew on this delta flight did not follow them..the children and their parents in the path of the "dumping", have a right to sue under the circumstances..you don't just ignore the incident as nothing for those children or teachers who were outside..i think you too would worry about a substance literally coming down out of the blue onto your body!!
No question the crew could have handled it differently, but I don’t see anyone up in arms about all the acid rain that covers everything, everyday somewhere in the USA? I also don’t see these school kids suing the state of California for forcing them to inhale all the smog pollution (dirt particulate) and carbon monoxide (gas) from the nearby 405 everyday?
Feeble attempt at deflection here. Your argument has nothing to do with the fact that the pilots told ATC that they didn't need to dump fuel, and then did it anyway, especially below any safe altitude for dumping fuel, and despite the fact that they again told ATC that they did not need nor intend to dump fuel.
Damage to the aircraft when landing, in an overweight condition, is not the primary concern. I believe others will validate that structural failure (of the gear etc) with resultant probability of fire and actual loss of life, weighed in to the decision of dumping fuel.
delta does not have an absolute right to spray anybody on the ground whilst in the midst of an emergency, oblivious to the harm caused . If the plane needed to get on the ground immediately, then an overweight landing ought to have been performed. The damage to the aircraft would have been costly to Delta, probably more costly than the lawsuits comming at them.