Delta Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Haze Fills Cabin
Passengers evacuated via emergency slides in Atlanta as flight crew reports possible smoke in the aircraft.
- Delta Flight 876, a Boeing 717 carrying 94 passengers and five crew members, returned to Atlanta shortly after takeoff due to a reported haze in the cabin.
- The flight, en route to Columbia, South Carolina, landed safely at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport around 9 a.m. Monday morning.
- Passengers evacuated the aircraft using emergency slides, with assistance from Atlanta Fire Rescue; no serious injuries were reported.
- The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation into the incident, which involved possible smoke in the flight deck.
- Delta Airlines apologized for the disruption and arranged alternate transportation for passengers to their final destinations.