Delta to pay $78.75 million to resolve fuel dump lawsuit

By Jonathan Stempel

(Reuters) -Delta Air Lines agreed to pay $78.75 million to resolve a class action lawsuit over a 2020 fuel dump that doused tens of thousands of properties, including homes and schools, in Los Angeles and Orange counties in California.

A proposed preliminary settlement was filed this week in Los Angeles federal court and requires a judge's approval.

The case stemmed from a January 14, 2020 incident in which Delta Flight 89 to Shanghai from Los Angeles, carrying 167 passengers and crew, lost thrust soon after takeoff.

Delta pilots jettisoned about 15,000 pounds (6,804 kg) of jet fuel from the Boeing 777 before returning to Los Angeles International Airport, to reduce the risks of an overweight emergency landing. Several dozen people on the ground were treated for minor injuries.

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