Delta flight returns to Atlanta after smoke fills cabin

A Delta Airlines flight bound for South Carolina on Monday morning had to return to Atlanta, after a smokey haze filled its main cabin, mirroring a similar incident on a Delta flight over the weekend.

A different Delta flight from Los Angeles, which was scheduled to arrive in Sydney, Australia, was diverted back to Los Angeles International airport (LAX) after smoke filled its cabin on Saturday. The plane landed safely at LAX and no injuries were reported. 

The Delta flight 876 from Atlanta also returned safely to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport at 9 a.m. local time, and all 99 passengers and crew were evacuated through emergency slides, the New York Post reported.

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

The cause of the smoke has not been identified so far, but the Federal Aviation Administration said it is investigating the incident. It also comes one week after another Delta plane crashed at the Toronto Pearson airport in Canada, causing it to flip upside down. No fatalities occurred from the crash, but 20 people were injured.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.