Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
Wasn't there a similar case of an emergency landing on a Pacific island that's an ecology preserve during the last year? (Would this one have been DL too? Perhaps Easter Island or somewhere in the South Pacific?)
Yes, 744 N669US operating DL277 HNL-KIX on June 16, 2011 diverted to Sand Island, Midway due to a cracked windshield.
http://avherald.com/h?article=43e52c40&opt=0
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...nd-6-16-a.html