A Delta Air Lines (DAL, Financial) flight was evacuated Monday morning at Orlando International Airport after a fire broke out in one of the aircraft's engines. The incident occurred as Flight 1213 was preparing for takeoff to Atlanta, shortly after pulling away from the gate around 11:15 a.m. ET.
According to reports, the fire started in the tailpipe of one of the plane's two engines. Emergency slides were deployed, and all 200 passengers, along with 12 crew members, exited the aircraft safely. No injuries were reported.
The event adds to a difficult year for Delta. Back in February, another Delta flight arriving in Toronto from Minneapolis flipped over on landing and caught fire. Though there were no fatalities in that incident, 21 passengers were hospitalized, and Delta offered $30,000 in compensation to each traveler onboard.
Delta shares were down about 4% on Monday, in line with broader declines in the airline sector.
The cause of the engine fire in Monday's incident has not yet been confirmed, and investigations are likely to follow.It's important to note that over the past week the stock dipped just 0.53%, far outpacing the S&P 500's 2.90% slide.
Yet over one month and six months it's plunged 16.51% and 29.15%, compared with the index's 9.86% and 12.43% declines. Year‑to‑date, the shares are down 35.29% versus the S&P's 13.03% loss, underscoring markedly deeper underperformance over longer horizons.
