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Frontier flight diverts to Chicago after sink leak floods cabin; no injuries reported

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly right-leaning (67%).

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Water pooling along aircraft aisle between rows of seats, reflecting cabin lights, seat backs visible.
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Frontier Airlines Flight 3566 diverted to Chicago O’Hare on Wednesday after a leaking forward lavatory sink flooded the cabin, the airline said. The Airbus was flying from Denver to Detroit when the faucet broke. In radio audio, a pilot declared an emergency and said the water could reach electronics. According to the airline, the captain requested an emergency landing. A plumber on board helped shut off the water, but too much had already spread along the aisle. Passenger videos show water running down the cabin floor. The plane landed safely and no injuries were reported.

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What happened

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  1. Frontier Flight 3566 from Denver to Detroit diverted to Chicago O’Hare on Wednesday after a forward lavatory faucet leaked.

    Reported byFar Left1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Right
    Daily Mail, New York Post

  2. Water flooded part of the cabin floor and aisle, according to the airline and passenger video.

    Reported byFar Left1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Right
    Daily Mail, New York Post

  3. The pilot declared an emergency, citing the risk that water could reach electronics, per radio audio.

    Reported byFar Left1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Right
    Daily Mail, New York Post

  4. A plumber on board reportedly shut off the water after too much had already leaked into the cabin.

    Reported byFar Left1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Right
    New York Post

  5. The aircraft, a new Airbus A321neo, landed safely and no injuries were reported.

    Reported byFar Left1Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Right
    Daily Mail, New York Post

How each side tells it

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All sides present report that a Frontier flight diverted to Chicago after a leaking sink flooded the cabin, and that it landed safely. The left-side report leans on spectacle, calling it a toilet disaster, while right-side headlines stress the mayday call and the flooding.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    The Daily Beast’s single report leads with a brand-new jet and calls the leak a toilet disaster, stressing spectacle over the safe landing.

    Brand New Passenger Jet Makes Emergency Landing After Sensational language“Toilet Disaster”The word disaster overstates a leak that caused flooding but no injuries and a safe landing.More neutral: LeakDisagree with this highlight?
    The Daily BeastFar LeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Right-side headlines lead with the emergency landing and the flooded cabin, and the New York Post headline quotes the pilot’s warning about the water.

    Frontier flight forced to make emergency landing after leaky bathroom floods cabin: ‘It’s spraying so much water’
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

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  • Left1

    Toilet Disaster

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right1

    humiliating fears

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    Toilet DisasterMore neutral: Leak

    The word disaster overstates a leak that caused flooding but no injuries and a safe landing.

    Brand New Passenger Jet Makes Emergency Landing After Toilet Disaster

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    humiliating fearsMore neutral: fears

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • the brand-new Airbus
  • passenger video of flooding
  • the pilot’s mayday call
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  • The Daily BeastFar Left

    Brand New Passenger Jet Makes Emergency Landing After Sensational language“Toilet Disaster”The word disaster overstates a leak that caused flooding but no injuries and a safe landing.More neutral: LeakDisagree with this highlight?

    A Frontier Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Chicago O’Hare Airport after one of the plane’s bathrooms began flooding. Videos captured by passengers show water rushing down the aisle of the brand new Airbus A321neo. …

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From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • the emergency landing
  • the flooded cabin
  • the pilot’s mayday call
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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    14 hr 7 min later

    Its first report, Nov 12, 11:41 AM EST

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    First to report

    New York Post, Nov 11, 9:34 PM EST

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  1. New York PostRightNov 11, 9:34 PM EST
  2. The Daily BeastFar LeftNov 12, 11:41 AM EST
  3. Daily MailRightNov 12, 4:49 PM EST

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