A Delta Air Lines flight returned to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday morning, after the crew reported “potential smoke” inside the aircraft, urging the pilot to declare emergency and passengers to be drafted as soon as it is safe Company and federal officials said.
Flight 876, a Boeing 717 aircraft, headed to Columbia, SC, but returned to Atlanta Airport around 9am. The plane carried 94 passengers, as well as two pilots and three stewards, the airline said.
“The flight crew followed procedures to return to Atlanta when a fog was observed inside the aircraft after departure,” Delta said in a statement.
A Delta spokesman said medical groups attended two passengers.
“Nothing is more important than the safety of our customers and people and we apologize to our customers for the experience,” the airline said.
The crew reported “possible smoke” in the governance chamber, according to the federal aviation administration, which said it would investigate.
The episode on Monday continues a hectic stretch for Delta and the airline industry as a whole.
Last week, a Jet Delta that left Minneapolis was trying to land at Toronto Pearson Airport when he returned to the asphalt, injuring at least 18 people. The airline said it offers $ 30,000 to each passenger on the flight.
On Saturday, a Delta flight carrying 162 people taking off from Los Angeles International Airport heading to Sydney, Australia, had to return to the airport after detecting tobacco, a spokesman for the airline said.
