Delta Copenhagen–New York flight diverted to … Paris

Delta Air Lines flight DL219 from Copenhagen Airport to New York John F. Kennedy International Airport, operated by Boeing 767-300ER registered N191DN, was diverted to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport on Friday morning for what the airline described as “operational reasons”.

According to flight tracking data from Flightradar24, the aircraft departed Copenhagen at 09:28 local time but stopped its climb shortly after takeoff and entered a holding pattern for nearly two hours before diverting to Paris and squawking 7700 shortly before landing.

The aircraft landed safely at Charles de Gaulle Airport, where it reportedly remained on Friday afternoon. Delta said it was working to rebook affected passengers to New York, but no further details about the cause of the diversion were provided. The aircraft is still in CDG at the time of writing.

UPDATE

Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet has contacted Delta Air Lines, and the media outlet says that the landing was due to a collision with a flock of birds. It also says that there were 130 people on board the plane. It didn’t say why the plane diverted to Paris rather than return to Copenhagen.