Video shows haze inside Delta Air Lines plane that returned to Atlanta soon after departure
Video footage captured the apparent haze found inside inside a Delta Air Lines flight that was forced to turn back and evacuate Monday.
Crew members "reported possible smoke in the flightdeck" of Delta Flight 876 as it was about 30 minutes into its journey from Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Columbia Metropolitan Airport in South Carolina Monday, prompting the pilot to return the Boeing 717 to Atlanta, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
A Delta spokesperson told Paste BN Monday that crew members "followed procedures" to return to Atlanta after haze appeared in the plane.
Watch: Haze fills Delta Air Lines cabin
Video footage from inside the plane shows a hazy cabin as a flight attendant announces: "Ladies and gentlemen, please breathe through your clothing. Stay low."
After the plane lands, passengers can be seen evacuating the aircraft via emergency slides and through the emergency exit onto the plane's wing.
Ninety-four passengers, three flight attendants and two pilots were onboard the flight, the airline said, adding no injuries were reported and that the plane landed safely on the runway.
Passengers were transported from the runway to the terminal and were expected to be rebooked on flights to their final destinations.
"Nothing is more important than the safety of our customers and people, and we apologize to our customers for the experience," the airline said.
Airport operations not impacted
The incident, meanwhile, did not impact airfield operations at the airport.
"This morning, a Delta Air Lines aircraft conducted an air-return after departure," a spokesperson for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport told Paste BN. "Atlanta Fire Rescue assisted in the deplaning of all passengers and crew members." Airfield operations are normal, the airport added.
The FAA is investigating the incident.
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