Delta’s Shanghai-to-Detroit Flight Takes Scenic Detour via Tokyo Hydraulic Drama
KEY POINTS
- •Delta Flight 388 departed Shanghai on October 17, 2025, intending to reach Detroit in 13 hours.
- •Less than two hours after takeoff, the Airbus A350 changed course due to hydraulic issues and landed safely in Tokyo-Haneda.
- •The plane remained in Tokyo for about 26 hours before repositioning to Seattle and then continuing to Detroit.
- •Another Delta long-haul flight from Paris to Minneapolis also diverted recently over a flap issue.
On October 17, 2025, Delta Air Lines Flight 388 embarked on a 13-hour adventure from Shanghai to Detroit aboard an Airbus A350, registration N512DN. Less than two hours into the journey, the plane rerouted dramatically to Tokyo-Haneda, Japan, citing mysterious hydraulic issues threatening landing gear integrity—a mechanical plot twist only real-life aviation can dream up. Passengers, probably wondering why their Detroit dreams turned Tokyo reality show, touched down just two hours after takeoff and endured a 26-hour Tokyo intermission. After playing hub-hopper via Seattle, the rebellious A350 made a comeback with a flight to Seoul. Meanwhile, Delta’s week was double-booked with another 2025 diversion surprise from Paris to Minneapolis.
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Hydraulic issues rerouted a Shanghai-to-Detroit flight to Tokyo, because why solve problems quietly when you can stage an international drama? Meanwhile, passengers got an unwelcome 26-hour vacation in Japan—Delta’s newest way to add 'exclusive destinations' to your itinerary.
Nothing screams premium air travel like your safety device doubling as a surprise tour guide, here’s to Tokyo layovers nobody requested!
When your flight turns into a two-hour mystery ride then a day-long pit stop, Delta probably just reinvented business class naps.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 12/1/2025 | Author: Pete Syme
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