Southbound Delta flight diverts back to Boston after 'smoky odor' detected in cabin

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  • Source: FOX Business
  • 03/03/2025
A Delta Air Lines flight departing from Boston reversed course after a "smoky odor" was detected in its cabin on Sunday.

Flight 1398, which left Logan International Airport at 8:55 a.m. on Sunday morning, was supposed to land in New Orleans at noon before it reversed course.

The Airbus A220 aircraft carried 87 customers, plus three flight attendants and two pilots. It landed back in Beantown at around 9:35 a.m.

A Delta spokesperson told Fox News that the aircraft had declared an emergency in order to get priority landing from air traffic control, and that emergency response personnel had met the plane on the runway. The aircraft made it to its gate safely, and all passengers continued their travels.

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