Skilled, well trained, safe pilots! We flew a red eye Delta from Salt Lake City to Atlanta, pilots took a longer route to get us safely to Atlanta due to storms. Then our connecting flight went horribly wrong! We went on the runway, but then my son who is currently getting his private pilot license and is going to college to fly commercial, said we are exiting so something must be wrong. Sure enough the pilot came on to tell us there was an error message with the wing flap even though they were working, but would not take off until given the clear. Maintenance came on, ended up replacing the computer and gave us the okay to leave. Well… we made it to 55mph to get ready for take off when they slammed on the breaks. There was now an engine error. So they took us back to the gate.The pilots really do not get enough credit for the amount of training they receive to keep us safe. I wasn’t able to personally thank the pilots, but in the off chance they see this… thank you. And thank you Delta for training your pilots to keep us safe. There will always be inconveniences, but in the end, everyone’s lives onboard is what matter!
