Delta flight makes emergency landing, deploys slides in Atlanta after ‘haze’ reported in plane
The Delta Air flight to Atlanta returned on Monday morning after a short period of take off when the crew informed “possible smoke” in the plane, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, just two days later. Delta’s journey has been transferred Because of smoke on the plane.
The flight started 876 from Hartfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport at 8:30 am and headed to Colombia Airport in South Carolina before submitting the report, to each Flightaware.com. The plane was only in the air for 35 minutes before returning to Atlanta at 9:04 am
In a statement, the Air Lines said that the flight crew “follow the procedures for returning to Atlanta when fog was observed inside the plane after leaving.”
“There is nothing more important than the safety of our customers and people, and we apologize to our customers for the experience,” the airline said in the statement.
video The passenger loaded on social media by a passenger on the trip showed what appears to be smoke in the cabin. Passengers who cover their mouths and nose can be seen to protect themselves from fog.
The flight declared a state of emergency in order to obtain a “priority treatment” from air traffic control, according to Delta. There were 94 passengers on board Boeing 717, as well as two pilots and three flight attendants.
A spokesman for the Hartsfeld Jackson Atlanta International Airport said that the slides were deployed after the landing, according to Delta, and the Atlanta Fire helped rescue the exhaustion of everyone on board.
Another video clip uploaded to Tiktok showed the next moments of evacuation, where the passengers stand on the margin of the runway.
There was a moderate effect on the airport operations as a result of the return of the plane, according to the official spokesman. The Federal Aviation Administration said it would investigate the accident.
This represents the second issue related to smoke to influence the Delta trip within a week.
Just two days ago, the Delta flight to Australia returned to Los Angeles International Airport “after the discovery of smoke in the kitchen.”
The Federal Aviation Administration also investigates this incident.
