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A Delta Airlines plane approaches the runway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Va., on April 2, 2022. Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images
ROME—Hail battered a Delta Air Lines passenger jet bound for New York shortly after taking off from Milan on Monday, forcing it to divert safely to Rome’s main airport, Italian media and the airline said.
The aircraft sustained damage to its nose and on the fuselage near the wings, Italian media said.