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Delta flight takes 2,000-mile detour after pilot fell ill — adding 8 hours to journey

September 1, 2025
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Delta flight takes 2,000-mile detour after pilot fell ill — adding 8 hours to journey
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A Delta Air Lines flight bound for China was forced to take a 2,000-mile detour and land in Los Angeles after one of its pilots fell ill — adding eight hours to the passengers’ journey.

Delta Air Lines Flight 389 took off from Detroit around 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, due in Shanghai 16 hours later.

But the Airbus A350-900 was thrown completely off course when a pilot got sick.

The plane, five hours into the trip, was just south of Alaska when the crew decided to divert to Delta’s hub in Los Angeles — a three-hour flight south and west.

Map showing Delta Air Lines flight 389's 2000-mile detour from Detroit to Los Angeles.
Delta Air Lines Flight 389 faced a major detour after one of its pilots got sick mid-flight, forcing the Shanghai-bound plane to land in Los Angeles. Flightaware

While Los Angeles isn’t the closest airport, its service as a key station in the West Coast made it easier to find a replacement for the sick pilot, the airline said.

The flight remained stationed at LAX for more than three hours before a replacement was brought on to continue the trip to China, according to FlightAware tracking data.

After the delays, Flight 389 set off at 7 p.m. for a 13-hour trip to Shanghai.

Including the time on the ground, fliers spent more than 24 hours on a journey that usually lasts about 16.

“The flight landed without incident and taxied to the gate,” Delta Air Lines said in a statement. “We apologize to our customers for the delay in their travel.”

3D illustration of a Delta Airlines Boeing 777 flying above the clouds.
The plane was just south of Alaska when the pilot fell ill, forcing the plane to turn around and head to Delta’s West Coast hub in LA. Shutterstock

Delta did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for additional comment.

Although it’s a rare occurrence in general, there have been plenty of headlines made after a plane is forced to divert or make an emergency landing after a pilot falls sick in the cockpit.

Last year, a Southwest Airlines captain fell sick during a flight from Las Vegas to Columbus, Ohio, forcing a passenger who just so happened to be a pilot to step up and assist the copilot.

In 2022, a passenger with no flying experience was able to land a small plane in Florida after his pilot suffered a medical emergency.

The post Delta flight takes 2,000-mile detour after pilot fell ill — adding 8 hours to journey appeared first on New York Post.

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