Delta passengers were delayed by 2 days after their flight diverted when an on-board oven caught fire

"A Delta Air Lines plane diverted after an oven caught fire on board, forcing some passengers to wait two days before continuing their journey. Flight 55 took off from Lagos, Nigeria, shortly after noon last Tuesday, headed for Atlanta. However, less than 40 minutes after takeoff, the Airbus A330 U-turned while over Ghana. It descended and landed in Ghana's capital, Accra, just over an hour after first lifting off."

"Michael Achimugu, the director of public affairs at Nigeria's Civil Aviation Authority, said in an X post that there was a fire in one of the aircraft's ovens. The Aviation Herald reported that the fire was quickly contained by the flight attendants. Achimugu added that the plane couldn't take off again because the crew had reached their maximum working hours. Meanwhile, some passengers were rebooked on different flights to try to reach Atlanta as soon as possible."

"Achimugu said some of them were able to fly to New York the same evening, and others the following day. But it wasn't until Thursday that the A330 departed Accra, landing in Atlanta around 7 p.m. That was almost precisely 48 hours after the flight was originally scheduled to land at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Delta Air Lines did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent outside US working hours."

Flight 55 departed Lagos for Atlanta but turned back less than 40 minutes after takeoff and landed in Accra about an hour after departure. A fire occurred in one of the aircraft ovens and cabin crew quickly contained the blaze. The aircraft could not depart again because the crew had reached maximum duty hours. Some passengers were rebooked onto other flights, with some flying to New York the same evening and others the following day. The A330 finally left Accra on Thursday and arrived in Atlanta about 48 hours after the original scheduled arrival. Delta did not immediately comment. A similar oven-smoke incident occurred on a KLM flight in 2023.

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