A Delta Air Lines Airbus A220, which was operating Delta Air Lines Flight 3248 from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Salt Lake City (SLC), ultimately suffered from an inadvertent emergency exit slide deployment while at Pittsburgh's Gate D2. The incident occurred on the morning of October 26, 2025. The door in question was the first door on the left side of the aircraft, and the door was opened while still armed, something which resulted in the evacuation slide blowing onto the ramp.

Passengers quickly deplaned on a jetbridge, and the process of removing the slide took around an hour. The flight departed four hours late as a result (around 9:11 PM local time), and it led to extensive missed connections in Salt Lake City, which left some passengers stranded overnight. Cost es

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