A Delta Airlines flight was forced to return to New York’s John F Kennedy Airport on Friday after an emergency slide billowed out from above a wing.
The Boeing plane, bound for Los Angeles, was forced to land back in NYC at around 8.35am, ABC News reported.
Delta Airlines flight 520 declared an emergency and returned back to JFK after cabin crew noticed a “flight deck indication related to the right wing emergency exit slide, as well as a non-routine sound from near the right wing,” Delta told the outlet.
The Independent has approached Delta and the Federal Aviation Administration for comment.
Local media reported that there were 176 passengers on board the plane, as well as two pilots and five cabin crew.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.