Delta pilot’s ‘time capsule’ reveals ‘chilling’ start of the pandemic

A Delta Air Lines pilot left behind a small but remarkable “time capsule’’ that offers an eerie snapshot of the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The single-page note written by Delta pilot Chris Dennis was just discovered after being tucked away in a crew tray table aboard a plane that had been put in storage in Victorville, Calif., amid the start of coronavirus in the US in March 2020. “Hey pilots – It’s March 23rd and we just arrived from [Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport],’’ reads Dennis’ letter, which was discovered by fellow first officer Nick Perez this past June 1, according to the airline’s website.