Two Delta flight attendants injured in turbulence on Costa Rica–Atlanta flight
Two Delta Air Lines cabin crew members fell and were hurt when a flight from Liberia, Costa Rica, hit a brief patch of moderate turbulence. One suffered a tailbone injury, and the aircraft landed normally in Atlanta.
Two Delta Air Lines flight attendants were injured when their aircraft encountered sudden turbulence during a flight from Liberia, Costa Rica, to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday, October 12, 2026.
The cabin crew members were serving in the aisle when the aircraft hit what was described as a pocket of moderate turbulence lasting about 10 seconds. Both lost their balance and fell. One flight attendant sustained an injury to her tailbone.
Flight DL1820, a Boeing 737-900ER registered N820DN, had been cruising between 34,000 and 35,000 feet before the disturbance, according to flight data. The crew kept control of the aircraft, which continued on its planned routing and landed in Atlanta without further incident roughly three hours and 30 minutes after departing Liberia.
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Sources
- airlive.netTwo flight attendants fell during turbulence on Delta flight to Atlanta