Originally Posted by forgot to bid

Crazy how everything makes the news now. I don't post it because of what it is, a minor mechanical failure that requires a divert, but rather that it made the news in the first place. And that the news barely mentions that hey, the people were only 2.5 hours late.:

FT. LAUDERDALE (CBS4) ―
A Delta Airlines flight from Miami to New York was diverted after it failed to reach proper cabin pressure Monday.

The Delta Flight 173 had 142 passengers and five crew members landed at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport at 8:15 a.m. after leaving Miami International Airport at 7 a.m. headed for John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. It was expected there at 10 a.m.

The Airline said the emergency landing was a precaution after the MD-88 jet failed to reach adequate cabin pressure after taking off from Miami.

Passengers boarded another plane and were expected in New York by 12:30 p.m.