Delta flight forced to return to Atlanta airport after ‘haze’ fills cabin

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Delta flight forced to return to Atlanta airport after ‘haze’ fills cabin

A Delta flight was forced to return to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday morning after a "haze" filled the cabin, the airline said. (Credit: Kevin McKinney)

A Delta Air Lines flight was forced to return to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday morning after a “haze” filled the cabin, according to the airline.

Delta Air Lines Flight 876 landed safely at the airport at around 9 a.m. after the crew reported possible smoke in the flight deck while heading to Columbia, South Carolina, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement.

The Boeing 717 aircraft had just taken off about 30 minutes earlier, carrying 94 passengers and five crew members.

Video taken from inside the aircraft shows the passenger cabin filling up with what appeared to be smoke. After landing safely on a runway, the video shows passengers using emergency slides and exits above the wings to leave the aircraft.

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Video from inside the flight cabin shows smoke or a haze filling the area. (Kevin McKinney)

“The flight crew followed procedures to return to Atlanta when a haze inside the aircraft was observed after departure,” Delta said in a statement to Fox News. “Nothing is more important than the safety of our customers and people, and we apologize to our customers for the experience.”

The FAA said the flight returned to the airport after the flight crew reported possible smoke in the cabin. (Kevin McKinney)

Delta said its teams arranged ground transportation and rebooking for passengers.

The flight returned to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and landed safely. (Kevin McKinney)

The FAA said it is investigating the incident.

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The midair scare comes after a series of aviation disasters in the U.S. 

An American Airlines flight with nearly 200 people and 15 crew members onboard was diverted and escorted by Italian fighter jets due to a “security concern” on Sunday while flying from New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to New Delhi, India. The airline did not specify the cause of the security concern.

Earlier this month, a Delta Air Lines flight burst into flames and flipped upside down while landing at Canada’s Toronto Pearson Airport. Everyone on board survived the ordeal, though injuries were reported. 

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An American Airlines plane collided with a military Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, killing 67 people last month. Less than 48 hours later, a medical ambulance flight crashed in Philadelphia, leaving seven people dead.

Fox News Digital’s Stepheny Price contributed to this report.