The incident marks the second time in less than a month that an unticketed passenger was discovered on a Delta Air Lines flight, this time en route to Hawaii.
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A Delta plane’s wing damages another airliner on Atlanta airport runway
The Federal Aviation Administration says it will investigate the incident, in which no injuries were reported. Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines says it is working to re-accommodate passengers on both flights.
Delta’s flight delays and cancellations prompt Dept. of Transportation investigation
In a statement to NPR, Delta acknowledged the Department of Transportation’s notice and said the airline is “fully cooperating” with the investigation.
R.I. will mandate vaccinations for nursing home staff and other health care workers
Rhode Island will require all employees of nursing homes, hospitals and other state-licensed health care facilities to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 1., Gov. Daniel J. McKee said Tuesday. Until then, workers at those facilities who are not fully vaccinated will have to be tested twice weekly, McKee said, in addition to complying […]
Who’s most at risk with the Delta variant in Rhode Island? Hint: It’s a 200,000 person question
It’s been more than a week since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new recommendations that everyone, even people who are fully vaccinated, start wearing masks indoors again and in places with high COVID-19 transmission rates, which includes Rhode Island. Amid rising anxiety among public health experts nationwide about the fast-spreading Delta variant, […]


