A Delta Airlines worker is dead after a vehicle crashed into a jet bridge on the tarmac at Orlando International Airport.<\/p>\n
The worker died when a \u201ctug\u201d aircraft-towing vehicle hit a passenger boarding bridge connected to Delta Flight 2593 around 10:55 p.m. Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration said.<\/p>\n
Operations were paused at Delta\u2019s Orlando station<\/a> as authorities investigated the deadly incident.<\/p>\n Orlando International Airport (MCO), where a crash involving a Delta vehicle left a worker dead on May 7, 2026. Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n Control tower and terminal at MCO. Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cThe Delta family is heartbroken at the loss of a team member while on the job \u2026 We are working with local authorities as a full investigation gets underway to determine what occurred,\u201d Delta told The Post in a statement.<\/p>\n Passengers evacuated the aircraft via the rear door, and the flight was cancelled.<\/a> No aircraft were directly involved in the crash, the FAA told The Post.<\/p>\n Delta said the company is \u201cheartbroken\u201d after the loss of one of its employees. Getty Images<\/p>\n