Delta Airlines flight makes emergency landing

A Delta Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday after passengers reported a mysterious haze filling the cabin shortly after takeoff.

Delta Flight DL876 departed from Atlanta en route to Columbia, South Carolina, at approximately 11:20 a.m. when the incident occurred, the Independent UK reports.

Video footage obtained by 11Alive captured the unsettling sight of a smoky haze inside the Boeing 717 aircraft, prompting immediate action from the flight crew.

In a statement, a Delta spokesperson confirmed that the crew followed standard safety protocols and opted to return to Atlanta upon noticing the haze.

“Nothing is more important than the safety of our customers and people, and we apologize to our customers for the experience,” the statement read.

To ensure priority landing, the crew declared an emergency, allowing air traffic control to expedite their return.

The aircraft carried 94 passengers, two pilots, and three flight attendants.

Upon landing, evacuation slides were deployed to swiftly deboard the passengers, who were then transported to the terminal and rebooked on alternate flights to their final destinations.

While Delta has not provided further details about the cause of the incident, an airport spokesperson stated that officials are still investigating.

Atlanta Fire Rescue responded to the scene as a precaution, though authorities indicated that their presence was not due to an active fire aboard the aircraft.

The emergency landing comes just a week after another alarming Delta incident in Toronto, where a plane crash-landed upside down and caught fire upon impact.

Miraculously, all passengers survived, though 21 people sustained injuries.

That incident is currently under investigation by both the Canadian Transportation Safety Board and the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board.

The Delta incidents add to a series of aviation mishaps in recent weeks.

On January 29, a catastrophic midair collision at Ronald Reagan International Airport in Arlington, Virginia, resulted in the deaths of 67 people when an American Eagle regional jet crashed into a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter.

Just two days later, tragedy struck again when a medical transport jet crashed in Philadelphia, killing all seven people on board, including an 11-year-old girl and her mother.

The pair had been traveling for medical treatment, with their journey ultimately bound for Tijuana, Mexico.

As investigations continue into these recent aviation incidents, safety concerns remain at the forefront for travelers and airlines alike.

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