The Delta Air Lines flight was about 30 minutes into its journey from Atlanta to South Carolina when crew members "reported possible smoke in the flightdeck."
A Delta Air Lines flight heading to South Carolina was forced to circle back and land in Atlanta Monday after possible smoke or haze was detected in the aircraft. Delta Flight 876, a Boeing 717 aircraft,
A Delta Air Lines flight to Columbia, South Carolina, was forced to return to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday morning after a “haze” was observed inside the plane, according to officials.
Delta flight returns to Atlanta after crew reports smoke in cabin, all 94 passengers safely evacuated via emergency slides with no injuries reported.
In audio of an exchange between the flightdeck and air traffic controllers, one of the pilots can be heard asking for fire trucks on landing.
Delta Air Lines has faced a series of unsettling incidents recently, including smoke or haze in the cabin on two flights and a separate crash that injured more than 20 people.
A Delta Air Lines flight was forced to return to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday after a "haze" filled the cabin, the airline said.
CAE is currently served by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines. Las Vegas-based Allegiant will open service from the South Carolina capital on May 15 with flights to Orlando Sanford Airport (SFB). From May 22, Allegiant will start flying between CAE and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL).
A Delta Air Lines flight returned to Atlanta shortly after takeoff when the crew reported "possible smoke" in the aircraft, according to the FAA.
Federal officials say a Delta Air Lines flight returned to the Atlanta airport soon after taking off because crew members reported possible smoke in the cockpit.
A Delta flight from Atlanta to Columbia, South Carolina on Monday morning returned to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport because of what the airline termed as a "haze inside the aircraft."