{"id":30171,"date":"2026-05-08T21:25:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T21:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=30171"},"modified":"2026-05-08T21:25:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T21:25:50","slug":"delta-airlines-employee-dies-after-tug-hits-jet-bridge-at-orlando-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=30171","title":{"rendered":"Delta Airlines employee dies after tug hits jet bridge at Orlando airport"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A Delta Airlines employee is dead after an airport tug vehicle crashed into a jet bridge Thursday night at Orlando International Airport<\/a> (MCO).<\/p>\n

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told Fox News Digital a tug struck the bridge<\/a> where Delta\u00a0Air Lines Flight 2593 was parked at about 10:55 p.m. local time.<\/p>\n

Passengers deplaned via the rear door and airstairs, FAA officials said.<\/p>\n

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FILE – A Delta Airlines employee died after a tug vehicle crash Thursday at Orlando International Airport (MCO).<\/span> (Paul Hennessy\/Anadolu\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

AMERICAN AIRLINES WORKER KILLED IN CHARLOTTE AIRPORT VEHICLE ACCIDENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Delta confirmed to Fox<\/a> News Digital the employee was “on the job” at the time of the wreck.<\/p>\n

“The Delta family is heartbroken at the loss of a team member while on the job at Orlando International Airport on the<\/a> evening of May 7,” an airline spokesperson wrote in a statement. “We are focused on extending our full support to family and taking care of our Orlando team during this difficult time. We are working with local authorities as a full investigation gets underway to determine what occurred.”<\/p>\n

Operations were paused immediately after the incident and one flight departure was canceled.<\/p>\n

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FILE – Delta Airlines told Fox News Digital it is cooperating with authorities in the ongoing investigation.<\/span> (Aaron E. Martinez\/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

ORLANDO AIRPORT STOPS SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PLANE TRYING TO TAKE OFF FROM TAXIWAY INSTEAD OF RUNWAY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Customers were accommodated on other flights.<\/p>\n

An MCO spokesperson told Fox News Digital the airport is sending its condolences.<\/p>\n

“The MCO community is deeply saddened about the loss of a team member from one of our airline partners, a member of our extended airport family,” the spokesperson said. “We send our condolences to his family and friends.”<\/p>\n

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FILE – It is unclear what led to the fatal wreck, as of Friday afternoon.<\/span> (Brandon Bell\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Orlando Police Department<\/a> is conducting the investigation.<\/p>\n

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Alexandra Koch is a Fox News Digital journalist who covers breaking news, with a focus on high-impact events that shape national conversation.<\/p>\n

She has covered major national crises, including the L.A. wildfires, Potomac and Hudson River aviation disasters, Boulder terror attack, and Texas Hill Country floods.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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