Delta Flight Returns to Atlanta Airport Over ‘Possible Smoke,’ FAA Says

The forced return was the latest in a series of high-profile airline incidents in recent weeks.

A Delta Air Lines plane takes off from the Los Angeles International Airport on Nov. 21, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

A Delta Air Lines flight was forced to return to the main Atlanta airport on Monday morning after “possible smoke” was reported inside the flight deck, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said.

The FAA said that Delta Air Lines Flight 876, which was headed to Columbia Metropolitan Airport in South Carolina, returned to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport at around 9 a.m. local time after the crew reported the possible smoke.