A flight was forced to make an emergency landing after the cabin began to fill with smoke, videos posted to social media show.
Delta flight 2846 left Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for Los Angeles on Tuesday, but was forced to divert to Albuquerque when smoke started to fill the cabin, WSB-TV reported..
A video posted to Twitter by one of the flight’s passengers, Mason Weiner, shows the smoke filling the air. In the caption, Weiner said: “An engine went out and the smoke from burnt oil came into the cabin. The crew was amazing and made everything as smooth as possible while making an emergency landing in #Albuquerque.” The video shows passengers quietly staying in their seats as an alarm sounds throughout the plane.
Scary moment on #delta flight 2846 from ATL-LAX as an engine went out and the smoke from burnt oil came into the cabin.
— Mason Weiner (@MasonWeiner84) November 1, 2022
The crew was amazing and made everything as smooth as possible while making an emergency landing in #Albuquerque @Delta pic.twitter.com/HCtc8LI0GY
“Someone started yelling there was a fire, but the flight attendants in a very professional way told everyone to chill, it wasn’t a fire, and keep seated,” Weiner told NBC News.
In a statement to WSB-TV, Delta said that its crew followed proper procedures: “Nothing is more important than the safety of our customers and crew. That’s why our flight crew followed procedures to safely divert today’s flight 2846 to Albuquerque. Delta teams are working to get our customers on their way later this afternoon and we apologize for the delay in their travel plans.”
Weiner told NBC News that the plane was met by emergency crews, and that Delta arranged for a new plane to take the passengers to Los Angeles. Weiner added that Delta “ordered Chick-fil-A for everyone.”
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