Delta flight returns to Atlanta after ‘haze’ spotted in aircraft

Published February 24, 2025 5:13pm ET



A Delta Air Lines flight quickly returned to its origin airport on Monday morning after a “haze inside the aircraft” was spotted by passengers.

The flight from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was heading to Columbia, South Carolina, when the Boeing 717 declared an emergency and turned around. Footage from inside the aircraft taken by a passenger shows them surrounded by clouded air.

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